Zadetkyi Explained

Zadetkyi
Settlement Type:Island of the Mergui Archipelago
Coordinates:9.9583°N 98.1889°W
Area Total Km2:176
Elevation M:864
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Label Position:left
Timezone1:Myanmar Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+6:30
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Taninthayi

Zadetkyi Island or Zadetkyi Kyun, also known as Saint Matthew's Island, is an island at the southern end of the Mergui Archipelago, Burma. Its northern side forms the southern shore of Hastings Harbor, where there is a base of the Myanmar Navy.

Geography

Having a length of about 35km (22miles) and an area of 176km2, Zadetkyi is the largest island of the southern group of the archipelago. It has two prominent peaks, the highest of which is 864 m and is located near the middle of the island, at its southern end rises a 585abbr=on0abbr=on high summit.[1] The island is hilly and densely wooded and lies 2.5km (01.6miles) south of Hastings Island.[2]

Nearby islands

The Alladin Islands, the largest of which is Than Kyun, are a scattered cluster of islands extending to the W and SSW of Zadetkyi Island.[2]

Notes and References

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