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The Mergui Archipelago is located in Tanintharyi Region, one of the regions heavily impacted by violence during the Myanmar conflict. Violence in the Mergui archipelago has often targeted civilians including the massacres of fishermen and the entire population of the picturesque Christie Island. [9] [10]
Myeik (Burmese: မြိတ်; MLCTS: mrit, pronounced or ; Mon: ဗိက်, ; Thai: มะริด, RTGS: Marit, [má(ʔ).rít]; formerly Mergui, / m ɜːr ˈ ɡ w iː /) is a rural city in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar, located in the extreme south of the country on the coast off an island on the Andaman Sea.
Kadan Kyun is the largest island in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar. Its area is 450 square kilometres (170 sq mi). The highest point is French Bay Peak (767 m (2,516 ft)), [1] which is the highest point in the archipelago. [2]
Myeik District, a district of the Taninthayi Division of Burma (Myanmar) Myeik Township, a township in the district above Myeik, Myanmar or Mergui, a city in the township above Myeik Airport, an airport serving the city above; Mergui Archipelago, also known as the Myeik Archipelago, off the coast of the areas above
The Moken (also Mawken or Morgan; Burmese: ဆလုံ လူမျိုး; Thai: ชาวเล, romanized: chao le, lit. 'sea people') are an Austronesian people of the Mergui Archipelago, a group of approximately 800 islands claimed by both Myanmar and Thailand, and the Surin Islands.
Christie Island [1] is an island in the Mergui Archipelago and the southernmost point of Burma (Myanmar). It lies at the southern end of the archipelago 18 km (11 mi) to the NNE of Ko Surin Nuea, and the Thai-Burmese oceanic border is located between these two islands.
Thahtay Island (Burmese: သူဌေးကျွန်း), also known as Thahtay Kyun and Son Island, [1] is a small Burmese island within the Mergui Archipelago in the Andaman Sea. The island is directly adjacent to Ranong , a city in the south of Thailand and to Kawthaung (formerly Victoria Point).
Letsok-aw Island (Domel Island) [1] is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma (Myanmar). With a length of 38 km and an area of 250 km 2, it is one of the largest islands of the archipelago. This hilly and thickly wooded island lies 14 km east of Bentinck Kyun. It stretches from north to south and has a maximum width of 9.7 km. Highest point ...