Kyungyi Island

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Kyungyi
ကျွန်းကြီး
Island
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Kyungyi
Coordinates: 15°4′30″N97°44′15″E / 15.07500°N 97.73750°E / 15.07500; 97.73750
Country Myanmar
State Mon
Area
  Total 3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Elevation 163 m (535 ft)
Time zone Myanmar Standard Time (UTC+6:30)

Kyungyi Island (Burmese : ကျွန်းကြီး) is an island in the Andaman Sea, right off the coast of Mon State, in the southern area of Burma.

Burmese language language spoken in Myanmar

The Burmese language is the Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar where it is an official language and the language of the Bamar people, the country's principal ethnic group. Although the Constitution of Myanmar officially recognizes the English name of the language as the Myanmar language, most English speakers continue to refer to the language as Burmese, after Burma, the older name for Myanmar. In 2007, it was spoken as a first language by 33 million, primarily the Bamar (Burman) people and related ethnic groups, and as a second language by 10 million, particularly ethnic minorities in Myanmar and neighboring countries.

Andaman Sea Marginal sea of the eastern Indian Ocean

The Andaman Sea is a marginal sea of the eastern Indian Ocean separated from the Bay of Bengal by the Andaman Islands of India and Myanmar and the Nicobar Islands of India and touching Myanmar, Thailand, and the Malay Peninsula. Its southernmost end is defined by Breueh Island, an island just north of Sumatra.

Mon State State in South, Myanmar

Mon State is an administrative division of Myanmar. It lies between Kayin State to the east, the Andaman Sea to the west, Bago Region to the north and Tanintharyi Region to the south, also having a short border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip. The land area is 12,155 km2. The Dawna Range, running along the eastern side of the state in a NNW–SSE direction, forms a natural border with Kayin State. Mon State includes some small islands, such as Kalegauk, Wa Kyun and Kyungyi Island, along its 566 km of coastline. The state's capital is Mawlamyine.

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Geography

This 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) long island is located 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) from the shore. It has four conspicuous peaks covered with dense forest that rise to a maximum height of 163 metres (535 ft).

Kyungyi lies 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Nat Kyun and is the southernmost of a chain of small coastal islands that lie off the mouth of the Ye River. [1]

The Ye River is a river of Burma. It has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and drains into the Andaman Sea along the Mon State coast. Wa Kyun is an island located 3 kilometres west-northwest of the mouth of the Ye River. The Ye River flows through the eastern part of the town of Ye town.

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References

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