Sabi Island

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Location of Sabi Island in Burma

Sabi Island (Sabi Kyun [1] or Trotter Island [2] ) is an island in the Mergui Archipelago of Taninthayi Region, Burma (Myanmar). It lies between Money Island to the south and Parker Island to the north. The narrow channel between Sabi island and Money Island is rather shallow, but the half-mile wide channel between Sabi Island and Parker Island is quite deep. [3] The island is heavily forested and has small bays with sandy beaches on the west side. [3] The highest point is 326 m above the sea. [4] Whaleback Reef, which lies about three-quarters of mile off the northeast part of the island, is exposed about 8 ft. at low tide. [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Sabi Kyun (Approved)" Sabi Island at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ↑ "Trotter Island (Variant)" Sabi Island at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. 1 2 National Imagery and Mapping Agency (2002) "South Coast of Burma (East of Cape Negrais) and the West Coast of Thailand" Sailing Directions (Enroute): India and the Bay of Bengal (7th edition) National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Bethesda, Maryland, paragraph 8.63, pages 202-203, ISBN   0-16-067576-6
  4. 1 2 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2005) "Burma South and West Coasts and Thailand - West Coast" Sailing Directions (Enroute): India and the Bay of Bengal (8th edition) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Annapolis, Maryland, page 207, ISBN   1-57785-662-7

Coordinates: 11°53′08″N98°16′11″E / 11.88556°N 98.26972°E / 11.88556; 98.26972


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