Thayawthadangyi Kyun, also known as Elphinstone Island, is an island in the

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 kilo ...

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Geography

Thayawthadangyi is irregular in shape, hilly and thickly wooded. It is part of the northern group of islands of the archipelago. Thayawthadangyi's area is .UNEP
/ref> The highest points, both rising on the western part of the island are Elphinstone Peak and False Peak.

Nearby islands

Daung Kyun Daung Kyun (), also known as Ross 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 Un ...

lies off Thayawthadangyi's southeastern shore.

References

Mergui Archipelago Tanintharyi Region {{Taninthayi-geo-stub