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Tenasserim Island
Tenasserim Island''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute'' By National Geospatial-intelligence Agency is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ... (Myanmar). It is located at the northwestern end of the archipelago to the south of Kabosa Island. high, Tenasserim Peak is the highest peak of this steep and thickly wooded island. It is a long and irregularly shaped island. References External linksMyanmar Ecotourism - Ministry of Hotels and Tourism Mergui Archipelago {{Myanmar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mergui Archipelago
The Mergui Archipelago (also Myeik Archipelago or ''Myeik Kyunzu''; ) is located in far southern Myanmar (Burma) and is part of the Tanintharyi Region. It consists of around 800 islands, varying in size from very small to hundreds of square kilometres, all lying in the Andaman Sea off the western shore of the Malay Peninsula near its landward (northern) end where it joins the rest of Indochina. They are occasionally referred to as the Pashu Islands because the Malay inhabitants are locally called ''Pashu''. Environment Geologically, the islands are characterized mainly by limestone and granite. They are generally covered with thick tropical growth, including rainforest, and their shorelines are punctuated by beaches, rocky headlands, and in some places, mangrove swamps. Offshore are extensive coral reefs. The archipelago's virtual isolation from most of mankind's influence on the natural environment has given the islands and the surrounding waters of the Andaman Sea a great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burma
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest. The country's capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city is Yangon (formerly Rangoon). Early civilisations in the area included the Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu city-states in Upper Myanmar and the Mon kingdoms in Lower Myanmar. In the 9th century, the Bamar people entered the upper Irrawaddy valley, and following the establishment of the Pagan Kingdom in the 1050s, the Burmese language and culture and Theravada Buddhism slowly became dominant in the country. The Pagan Kingdom fell to Mongol invas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabosa Island
Kabosa Island''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute'' By National Geospatial-intelligence Agency is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma (Myanmar). It is a 7 km long and roughly square-shaped island located at the northwestern end of the archipelago 15 km to the north of Tenasserim Island Tenasserim Island''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute'' By National Geospatial-intelligence Agency is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and al .... Kabosa is a hilly and thickly wooded island with four conspicuous mountains reaching a maximum height of 396 m. References External linksMyanmar Ecotourism - Ministry of Hotels and Tourism Mergui Archipelago {{My ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
