Kyungyi Island

For the village in Kachin State, see Kyungyi.

Kyungyi Island (Burmese: ကျွန်းကြီး) is an island in the Andaman Sea, right off the coast of Mon State, in the southern area of Burma.

Kyungyi ကျွန်းကြီး
Island
Kyungyi
Coordinates: 15°4′30″N 97°44′15″E
Country	Myanmar
State	Mon
Area
• Total	3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Elevation	163 m (535 ft)
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (Myanmar Standard Time)

Geography

This 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) long island is located 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) from the shore. It has four conspicuous peaks covered with dense forest that rise to a maximum height of 163 metres (535 ft).

Kyungyi lies 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Nat Kyun and is the southernmost of a chain of small coastal islands that lie off the mouth of the Ye River.^[1]

See also

• List of islands of Burma