Lanbi Kyun Explained

Lanbi Kyun, also Lambi Island^[1] and Lampi Island,^[2] (Sullivan's Island) is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma. Having an area of 188km2, thickly wooded Lanbi is one of the largest islands of the group.

Ecology

The Lampi Island Marine National Park was designated in 1996.^[3]

Unconfirmed reports of the presence of Sumatran rhinoceros on Lanbi have been widely discredited.

Important Bird Area

The island, along with some adjacent islets, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a population of Vulnerable plain-pouched hornbills.^[4]

2004 tsunami

Some 200 Moken people were found dead on a small island off Lanbi following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.^[5]

External links

• Myanmar Ecotourism - Ministry of Hotels and Tourism
• Mergui Archipelago

10.8333°N 113°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.burmaactionireland.org/pdf/winter_2004.pdf The Asian Tsunami Disaster
2. Web site: Thahtay Kyun Island and Mergui Archipelago . 2011-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111223064112/http://tourism.goldenlandpages.com/thahtaykyun.html . 2011-12-23 . dead .
3. http://www.banca-env.org/ebook.pdf Myanmar Protected Areas - Context, Current Status and Challenges
4. Web site: Lampi Island. . 2021. BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2 March 2021.
5. http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/reliefweb_pdf/node-162607.pdf Tsunami Impact on Burma