Kyunsu

Kyunsu
Kanmaw
Town
Kyunsu

Location in the Mergui Archipelago

Coordinates: 11°48′6″N 98°31′32″E / 11.80167°N 98.52556°E / 11.80167; 98.52556Coordinates: 11°48′6″N 98°31′32″E / 11.80167°N 98.52556°E / 11.80167; 98.52556
Country  Burma
Region Tanintharyi Region
District Myeik District
Township Kyunsu Township
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

Kyunsu, better known as Kanmaw,[1] is a small town in the Mergui Archipelago of south-eastern Burma. It is the principal town of Kyunsu Township in Myeik District which since 1990[2] has covered much of the archipelago. The town lies on the north-eastern coast of Kanmaw Kyun, south-west of Myeik (Mergui).[3][4]

References

  1. "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Bokpyin NC 47-2" U.S. Army Map Service, July 1960
  2. Südostasien Aktuell (Journal of current south-east Asian affairs) volume 18 page 199, in German
  3. Google Maps (Map). Google. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  4. Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC.


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