Wa Kyun Explained

Wa Kyun
Settlement Type:	Island
Coordinates:	15.2°N 140°W
Area Total Km2:	3.5
Elevation M:	135
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

Wa Kyun is an island in the Andaman Sea, right off the coast of Mon State, in the southern area of Burma. This long island is located in the midst of a shoal or shallow area. It is covered with dense forest and rises to a height of .

Geography

Wa Kyun is in the center of a chain of small coastal islands that lie off the mouth of the Ye River. The island of Kokunye Kyun is located to the north of Wa Kyun.^[1]

Nearby islands

There are three smaller islands located on the same shoal as Wa Kyun:

• Hngetpiaw Kyun 15.1833°N 140°W, 0.3 km in length narrow and thickly wooded islet, 46 m high, located 1.6 km to the SW of Wa Kyun
• Nat Kyun 15.2°N 141°W, 1.15 km long island, 135 m high, located 2 km to the south of Wa Kyun
• Kyettaik Kyun 15.1667°N 142°W, very small 24 m high islet, 0.5 km in diameter, located 2 km to the southeast of Nat Kyun

See also

• List of islands of Burma

Notes and References

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