Zadetkyi Island or Zadetkyi Kyun, also known as Saint Matthew's Island, is an island at the southern end of the

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. Its northern side forms the southern shore of Hastings Harbor, where there is a base of the

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Geography

Having a length of about and an area of , Zadetkyi is the largest island of the southern group of the archipelago. It has two prominent peaks, the highest of which is 864 metres and is located near the middle of the island, at its southern end rises a high summit.

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The island is hilly and densely wooded and lies south of Hastings Island.''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute'' By National Geospatial-intelligence Agency

Nearby islands

The Alladin Islands, the largest of which is

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, are a scattered cluster of islands extending to the W and SSW of Zadetkyi Island.

References

Mergui Archipelago Tanintharyi Region {{Taninthayi-geo-stub