Kadan Kyun

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Kadan Kyun is located in Myanmar
Kadan Kyun
Kadan Kyun
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Location of Kadan Kyun in Myanmar

Kadan Kyun is the largest island in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar. Its area is 450 km2. The highest point is French Bay Peak (767 m (2,516 ft)),[1] which is the highest point in the archipelago.[2]

Etymology[]

Under the British, the island was known as King Island,[1][3] King's Island,[4] and later as Kadan Island or Kadan Kyun, based on the local pronunciation.[5]

Communities[]

Among the communities on Kadan Island are: Gyindaungchaung,[6] Kabingyaung,[7] Kapa,[8] Kyataw,[9] Mayanchaung,[10] Tharawuntaungnge[11] and Yemyitkyi.[12]

See also[]

  • List of islands of Burma

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Mergui, ND 47-14" U.S. Army Map Service, August 1962
  2. ^ Bird, Eric C. F. (2010) Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms Springer Verlag, Netherlands, page 1085, ISBN 978-1-4020-8638-0
  3. ^ "King Island (Approved)" Kadan Kyun at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. ^ "King's Island (Variant)" Kadan Kyun at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  5. ^ Klinkmüller, Volker et al. (2003) "Kadan Kyun (Kyunsu)" Myanmar DuMont-Reiseverlag, Ostfildern, Germany, page 471 ISBN 3-7701-6147-5, in German
  6. ^ "Gyindaungchaung Map — Satellite Images of Gyindaungchaung" Maplandia World Gazetteer
  7. ^ "Kabingyaung Map — Satellite Images of Kabingyaung" Maplandia World Gazetteer
  8. ^ "Kapa Map — Satellite Images of Kapa" Maplandia World Gazetteer
  9. ^ "Kyat-aw (Approved)" Kadan Kyun at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  10. ^ "Mayanchaung Map — Satellite Images of Mayanchaung" Maplandia World Gazetteer
  11. ^ "Tharawuntaungnge Map — Satellite Images of Tharawuntaungnge" Maplandia World Gazetteer
  12. ^ "Yemyitkyi Map — Satellite Images of Yemyitkyi" Maplandia World Gazetteer

Coordinates: 12°30′N 98°22′E / 12.500°N 98.367°E / 12.500; 98.367


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