The Calventuras Islands are a small group of
island
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s off the coast of
Ayeyarwady Region,
Burma
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.
Geography
The Calventuras Islands are located about to the west of Broken Point, a headland north of
Ngwesaung.
*The northern island is long and wide and has a white beach and a detached reef on its western side. Its highest point is .
*The southern group is a cluster of islets located to the south of the northern island. The main islet is long and wide. It has two smaller islets off its northern end. It rises to a height of and is thickly wooded.
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal. Enroute.'' National Geospatial-intelligence Agency (Feb 1, 2007). p. 168]
See also
*
List of islands of Burma
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References
Islands of Myanmar
Ayeyarwady Region
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