Kyungyi Island Explained

Kyungyi
Settlement Type:Island
Coordinates:15.075°N 97.7375°W
Area Total Km2:3
Elevation M:163
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Label Position:left
Timezone1:Myanmar Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+6:30
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mon

Kyungyi Island (Burmese: ကျွန်းကြီး) is an island in the Andaman Sea, right off the coast of Mon State, in the southern area of Burma.

Geography

This long island is located from the shore. It has four conspicuous peaks covered with dense forest that rise to a maximum height of .

Kyungyi lies south of Nat Kyun and is the southernmost of a chain of small coastal islands that lie off the mouth of the Ye River.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute By National Geospatial-intelligence Agency