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Mergui Archipelago

Index Mergui Archipelago

The Mergui Archipelago (also Myeik Archipelago or Myeik Kyunzu; မြိတ်ကျွန်းစု) is an archipelago in far southern Myanmar (Burma) and is part of the Tanintharyi Region. [1]

72 relations: Action of 9 September 1796, Andaman Club, Andaman Sea, Argonauta hians, Auriol Island, Bentinck Kyun, Black-naped monarch, Bryde's whale, Burmese Malays, Christie Island, Collared kingfisher, Dark-tailed tree rat, Daung Kyun, Fouzia Saeed, Geography of Myanmar, Hastings (disambiguation), History of rail transport in Myanmar, Hope Spots, Index of Myanmar-related articles, Index of Sri Lanka-related articles (M), Johann Wilhelm Helfer, Kabosa Island, Kadan Kyun, Kanmaw Kyun, Kawthaung, Kedahan Malay people, Kyunsu, Kyunsu Township, Lae Lae Maw, Lampi Island Marine National Park, Lanbi Kyun, Letsok-aw Kyun, Leucosia anatum, List of archipelagos, List of countries by southernmost point, List of islands in the Indian Ocean, List of protected areas of Myanmar, List of shipwrecks in January 1945, List of World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia, Lwin Moe, Mali Kyun, Maungmagan, Melanothrix leucotrigona, Migration period of ancient Burma, Moken, Moken language, Money Island, Burma, Myeik, Myeik, Myanmar, Nepanthia, ..., Nicobar pigeon, Pagodas in Myeik, Pashu, Plume-toed swiftlet, Robert Surcouf, Sabi Island, Saganthit Kyun, Sama-Bajau, Tanintharyi Region, Tenasserim Island, Thahtay Kyun, Than Kyun, Thayawthadangyi, Tourism in Myanmar, Vinyan, William Louis Abbott, Zadetkyi, Zeuxidia masoni, 10th parallel north, 12th parallel north, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, 98th meridian east. Expand index (22 more) »

Action of 9 September 1796

The Action of 9 September 1796 was an inconclusive minor naval engagement between small French Navy and British Royal Navy squadrons off northeastern Sumatra, near Banda Aceh, during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Andaman Club

Andaman Club is a five-star island casino and golf resort in Burma.

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Andaman Sea

The Andaman Sea is a marginal sea of the eastern Indian Ocean separated from the Bay of Bengal (to its west) by the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and touching Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, and the Malay Peninsula.

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Argonauta hians

Argonauta hians, also known as the winged argonaut, muddy argonaut or brown paper nautilus, is a species of pelagic octopus.

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Auriol Island

Auriol Island is an island at the southern end of the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.

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Bentinck Kyun

Bentinck Kyun (Bentinck Island) is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma (Myanmar).

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Black-naped monarch

The black-naped monarch or black-naped blue flycatcher (Hypothymis azurea) is a slim and agile passerine bird belonging to the family of monarch flycatchers found in southern and south-eastern Asia.

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Bryde's whale

Bryde's whale or the Bryde's whale complex putatively comprises two species of rorqual and maybe three.

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Burmese Malays

Burmese Malays (Melayu Myanmar, Jawi: ملايو ميانمار, ပသျှူးလူမျိုး, Pashu), primarily live in Tanintharyi Region in the southern part of Myanmar.

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Christie Island

Christie Island is an island in the Mergui Archipelago and the southernmost point of Burma (Myanmar).

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Collared kingfisher

The collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers.

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Dark-tailed tree rat

The dark-tailed tree rat or Sundaic arboreal niviventer (Niviventer cremoriventer) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

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Daung Kyun

Daung Kyun (ဒေါင်းကျွန်း), also known as Ross Island, is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.

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Fouzia Saeed

Fouzia Saeed is a social activist, gender expert, trainer/facilitator, development manager, folk culture promoter, television commentator and author.

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Geography of Myanmar

Myanmar (also known as Burma) is the northwestern-most country of mainland Southeast Asia, bordering China, India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Laos.

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Hastings (disambiguation)

Hastings is a town in the United Kingdom, most famous for the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

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History of rail transport in Myanmar

Rail transport in Myanmar (then Burma) began in 1877.

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Hope Spots

Hope Spots are ecologically unique areas of the ocean designated for protection under a global conservation campaign overseen by Mission Blue, a non-profit organization founded by Sylvia Earle with her 2009 TED prize wish.

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Index of Myanmar-related articles

Articles (arranged alphabetically) related to Myanmar (also known as Burma) include.

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Index of Sri Lanka-related articles (M)

This page lists Sri Lanka-related articles with titles beginning with an alphabet letter M.

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Johann Wilhelm Helfer

Johann Wilhelm Helfer also known as Jan Vilém Helfer (February 5, 1810, Prague - January 30, 1840, Andaman Islands) was a Bohemian physician, explorer and naturalist.

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Kabosa Island

Kabosa Island is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma (Myanmar).

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Kadan Kyun

Kadan Kyun is the largest island in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar.

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Kanmaw Kyun

Kanmaw Kyun or Kanmaw Island is an island in the Andaman Sea along the coast of southeastern Burma (Myanmar), and is part of the Mergui Archipelago.

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Kawthaung

Kawthaung (เกาะสอง;,; Pulodua, ڤولودوا) is a town located in the southernmost part of Myanmar, in the Tanintharyi Region.

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Kedahan Malay people

Kedahan Malay (Malay: Melayu Kedah, Jawi: ﻤﻼﻴﻮ ﻗﺪﺡ) or commonly known as Orang Utara is a sub-group of Malays that is native to northern Malaysia (in the states Kedah, Penang and Perlis as well northernmost parts of Perak) and in southernmost parts of Thailand (in the provinces of Phuket, Trang and Satun) and Burma (in Mergui Archipelago).

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Kyunsu

Kyunsu, better known as Kanmaw, U.S. Army Map Service, July 1960 is a small town in the Mergui Archipelago of south-eastern Burma.

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Kyunsu Township

Kyunsu or Kanmaw Township is a township of Myeik District in the Taninthayi Division of Myanmar.

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Lae Lae Maw

Lae Lae Maw (လဲ့လဲ့မော်, also spelt Lei Lei Maw) is a Burmese politician, medical doctor and currently serving as Chief Minister of Tanintharyi Region, the head of Tanintharyi Region Government.

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Lampi Island Marine National Park

The Lampi Island Marine National Park is a demarcated marine national park located in Lanbi Island, Mergui Archipelago, Burma.

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Lanbi Kyun

Lanbi Kyun, also Lambi Island and Lampi Island, (Sullivan's Island) is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.

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Letsok-aw Kyun

Letsok-aw Island (Domel Island) is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma (Myanmar).

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Leucosia anatum

Leucosia anatum, also known as the pebble crab, is a species of crab in the family Leucosiidae.

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List of archipelagos

This is a list of archipelagoes, organized by oceans and seas and then arranged alphabetically.

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List of countries by southernmost point

This is a list of countries by southernmost point on land.

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List of islands in the Indian Ocean

This is a list of islands in the Indian Ocean.

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List of protected areas of Myanmar

This is a list of national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and botanical gardens in Myanmar (also known as Burma).

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List of shipwrecks in January 1945

The list of shipwrecks in January 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1945.

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List of World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia

The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 38 World Heritage Sites in eleven countries (also called "State parties") of Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore, and Laos.

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Lwin Moe

Lwin Moe (လွင်မိုး,; born 1970) is a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese film actor.

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Mali Kyun

Mali Kyun (Tavoy Island) is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma (Myanmar).

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Maungmagan

Maungmagan is a village and beach located approximately 12 kilometers north-west of Dawei, the capital of Taninthayi Division.

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Melanothrix leucotrigona

Melanothrix leucotrigona is a moth in the Eupterotidae family.

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Migration period of ancient Burma

Humans lived in the region that is now Burma as early as 11,000 years ago, but archeological evidence dates the first settlements at about 2500 BCE with cattle rearing and the production of bronze.

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Moken

The Moken (also Mawken or Morgan;; translit) are an Austronesian people of the Mergui Archipelago, a group of approximately 800 islands claimed by both Burma and Thailand.

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Moken language

The Moken language is a half dozen closely related varieties spoken by the Moken "Sea Gypsies" off the coast of Burma and Thailand.

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Money Island, Burma

Money Island or Ngwe Kyun (ငွေကျွန်း) is an island in the Mergui Archipelago of Taninthayi Region, Burma (Myanmar).

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Myeik

Myeik may refer to.

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Myeik, Myanmar

Myeik (or; ဗိက်,; มะริด), formerly Mergui, is a city in Tanintharyi Region in Myanmar (Burma), located in the extreme south of the country on the coast of an island on the Andaman Sea.

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Nepanthia

Nepanthia is a genus of starfish of the family Asterinidae.

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Nicobar pigeon

The Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) is a pigeon found on small islands and in coastal regions from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, east through the Malay Archipelago, to the Solomons and Palau.

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Pagodas in Myeik

Pagodas in Myeik are pagodas on the Myeik Archipelago.

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Pashu

Pashu may refer to.

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Plume-toed swiftlet

The plume-toed swiftlet (Collocalia affinis) is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae.

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Robert Surcouf

Robert Surcouf (12 December 1773 – 8 July 1827) was a French privateer who operated in the Indian Ocean between 1789 and 1801, and again from 1807 to 1808, capturing over 40 prizes, while amassing a large fortune as a ship-owner, from both privateering and commerce.

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Sabi Island

Sabi Island (Sabi Kyun or Trotter Island) is an island in the Mergui Archipelago of Taninthayi Region, Burma (Myanmar).

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Saganthit Kyun

Saganthit Island (Sellore Island) is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma (Myanmar).

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Sama-Bajau

The Sama-Bajau refers to several Austronesian ethnic groups of Maritime Southeast Asia with their origins from the southern Philippines.

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Tanintharyi Region

Tanintharyi Region (တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး,; Mon: or; Tanah Sari; formerly Tenasserim Division and subsequently Tanintharyi Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the Kra Isthmus.

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Tenasserim Island

Tenasserim Island is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma (Myanmar).

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Thahtay Kyun

Thahtay Island (သူဌေးကျွန်း), also known as Thahtay Kyun and Son Island, is a small Burmese island within the Mergui Archipelago in the Andaman Sea.

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Than Kyun

Than Kyun or Davis Island is an island at the southern end of the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.

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Thayawthadangyi

Thayawthadangyi Kyun, also known as Elphinstone Island, is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.

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Tourism in Myanmar

Tourism in Myanmar (also known as Burma) is a slowly developing sector.

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Vinyan

Vinyan is a 2008 British-French-Belgian-Australian drama film with horror themes directed and co-written by Fabrice du Welz.

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William Louis Abbott

William Louis Abbott (23 February 1860 – 2 April 1936) was an American medical doctor, explorer, ornithologist and field naturalist.

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Zadetkyi

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

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Zeuxidia masoni

Zeuxidia masoni is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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10th parallel north

The 10th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 10 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.

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12th parallel north

The 12th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 12 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.

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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on 26 December with the epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.

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98th meridian east

The meridian 98° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mergui_Archipelago

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