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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 .
There are many islands off the coast, the large Mergui Archipelago in the southern and central coastal areas and the smaller Moscos Islands off the northern shores. The capital of the division is Dawei (Tavoy). Other important cities include Myeik (Mergui) and Kawthaung. The division covers an area of 43,344.9 square kilometres (16,735.6 sq mi ...
Kadan Kyun is the largest island in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar. Its area is 450 square kilometres (170 sq mi). 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.
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 ...
Having a length of about 35 km (22 mi) and an area of 176 km 2 (68 sq mi), Zadetkyi is the largest island of the southern group of the archipelago. It has two prominent peaks, the highest of which is 864 m and is located near the middle of the island, at its southern end rises a 585 m (1,919 ft) high summit. [1]
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).
Mali Kyun (Tavoy Island) [1] is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma (Myanmar). This long and narrow island at the northern end of the archipelago occupies an area of 99 km 2 (38 sq mi), stretching roughly from north to south.
The Lampi Island Marine National Park is a marine national park in Myanmar covering 79.09 sq mi (204.8 km 2).It was established in 1996. [1] It encompasses Lanbi Island and several smaller islands in the Mergui Archipelago, comprising coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves, sand dunes and tropical evergreen forest up to an elevation of 1,493 ft (455 m).