Kadan Island () is the largest island in the Mergui Archipelago,

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. Its area is . The highest point is French Bay Peak (),"Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Mergui, ND 47-14"
U.S. Army Map Service, August 1962 which is the highest point in the archipelago.

Etymology

Under the British, the island was known as King Island, King's Island, and later as Kadan Kyun or Kadan Island, based on the local pronunciation.

Communities

Among the communities on Kadan Island are Gyindaungchaung, Kabingyaung, Kapa, Kyataw, Mayanchaung, Tharawuntaungnge and Yemyitkyi."Yemyitkyi Map — Satellite Images of Yemyitkyi"
Maplandia World Gazetteer

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Etymology

Communities

See also

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