Wa Kyun

Location of Wa Kyun in Burma

Wa Kyun is an island in the Andaman Sea, right off the coast of Mon State, in the southern area of Burma. This 2 km long island is located in the midst of a shoal or shallow area. It is covered with dense forest and rises to a height of 135 m.

Wa Kyun is in the center of a chain of small coastal islands that lie off the mouth of the Ye River. The island of Kokunye Kyun is located 10 km to the north of Wa Kyun.^[1]

There are three smaller islands located on the same shoal as Wa Kyun:

• Hngetpiaw Kyun 15°11′N 97°43′E / 15.183°N 97.717°E / 15.183; 97.717, 0.3 km in length narrow and thickly wooded islet, 46 m high, located 1.6 km to the SW of Wa Kyun
• Nat Kyun 15°12′N 97°44′E / 15.2°N 97.733°E / 15.2; 97.733, 1.15 km long island, 135 m high, located 2 km to the south of Wa Kyun
• Kyettaik Kyun 15°10′N 97°45′E / 15.167°N 97.75°E / 15.167; 97.75, very small 24 m high islet, 0.5 km in diameter, located 2 km to the southeast of Nat Kyun

See also [link]

• List of islands of Burma

References [link]

Coordinates: 15°12′00″N 97°43′55″E / 15.2°N 97.73194°E / 15.2; 97.73194

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