Kadan Kyun is the largest island in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar. Its area is 450 square kilometres (170 sq mi). The highest point is French Bay Peak (767 m (2,516 ft)), [1] which is the highest point in the archipelago. [2]
Under the British, the island was known as King Island, [1] [3] King's Island, [4] and later as Kadan Island or Kadan Kyun, based on the local pronunciation. [5]
Among the communities on Kadan Island are Gyindaungchaung, [6] Kabingyaung, [7] Kapa, [8] Kyataw, [9] Mayanchaung, [10] Tharawuntaungnge [11] and Yemyitkyi. [12]
12°30′N 98°22′E / 12.500°N 98.367°E
Kadan Kyun is the largest island in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar. Its area is 450 square kilometres (170 sq mi). The highest point is French Bay Peak (767 m (2,516 ft)), [1] which is the highest point in the archipelago. [2]
Under the British, the island was known as King Island, [1] [3] King's Island, [4] and later as Kadan Island or Kadan Kyun, based on the local pronunciation. [5]
Among the communities on Kadan Island are Gyindaungchaung, [6] Kabingyaung, [7] Kapa, [8] Kyataw, [9] Mayanchaung, [10] Tharawuntaungnge [11] and Yemyitkyi. [12]
12°30′N 98°22′E / 12.500°N 98.367°E