Myingyi Kyun

Myingyi Kyun
Island
Myingyi Kyun
Coordinates: 16°37′0″N94°17′47″E / 16.61667°N 94.29639°E / 16.61667; 94.29639
Country	Myanmar
Region	Ayeyarwady
Area
• Total	0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (Myanmar Standard Time)

Myingyi Kyun, also known as High Island, is a small island off the coast of Ayeyarwady Region, Burma.

Geography

Myingyi Kyun is 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) long and 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) wide. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away from the coast. ^[1]

The island is wooded and rises to a height of 24 metres (79 ft). It is part of a group of small islands and reefs lying west of Migyaungaung (Alligator Head). ^[2]

Nearby islands

• Thityaung Kyun, also known as Little Quoin Island, 16°37′14″N94°19′15″E / 16.62056°N 94.32083°E / 16.62056; 94.32083 is a group of two islets, the largest of which is 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) long, located 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) to the east of Myingyi Kyun's eastern end. ^[3]
• West Reef 16°37′15″N94°16′45″E / 16.62083°N 94.27917°E / 16.62083; 94.27917 is a cluster of rocky islets located 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) to the west of Myingyi Kyun's northwestern point.
• North Reef 16°37′53″N94°17′28″E / 16.63139°N 94.29111°E / 16.63139; 94.29111 , a cluster of rocky islets located 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) to the north of Myingyi Kyun's northwestern point.
• South Reef 16°36′1″N94°17′46″E / 16.60028°N 94.29611°E / 16.60028; 94.29611 is a small rocky islet located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the south of Myingyi Kyun's southern point.
• Saba Island 16°35′49″N94°18′39″E / 16.59694°N 94.31083°E / 16.59694; 94.31083 is a small islet located between South Reef and Alligator Head.
• Thebyu Kyun, also known as Milestone Rock, 16°39′11″N94°19′49″E / 16.65306°N 94.33028°E / 16.65306; 94.33028 is a 12.5 metres (41 ft) high islet located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the northeast of Myingyi Kyun's northeastern shore.

See also

• List of islands of Burma

References

1. GoogleEarth
2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal. Enroute. National Geospatial-intelligence Agency (1 Feb 2007). p. 173
3. Mapcarta – Myingyi Kyun