Thayawthadangyi

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Thayawthadangyi
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Thayawthadangyi
Coordinates: 12°20′45″N98°0′5″E / 12.34583°N 98.00139°E / 12.34583; 98.00139
Country Myanmar
Region Taninthayi
Area
  Total
120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation
533 m (1,749 ft)
Time zone UTC+6:30 (Myanmar Standard Time)

Thayawthadangyi Kyun, also known as Elphinstone Island, [1] is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.

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Geography

Thayawthadangyi is irregular in shape, hilly and thickly wooded. It is part of the northern group of islands of the archipelago.

Thayawthadangyi's area is 120 square kilometres (46 square miles). [2] The highest points, both rising on the western part of the island are 533-metre-high (1,749-foot) Elphinstone Peak and 430-metre-high (1,410-foot) False Peak.

Nearby islands

Daung Kyun lies off Thayawthadangyi's southeastern shore.

References

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