Kadan Kyun

Kadan Kyun
Location of Kadan Kyun in Burma

Kadan Kyun is the largest island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma. 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

Notes

  1. 1 2 "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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