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Sabi Island (Sabi Kyun or Trotter Island"Trotter Island (Variant)" , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) is an island in the
Mergui Archipelago The Mergui Archipelago (also Myeik Archipelago or ''Myeik Kyunzu''; my, မြိတ်ကျွန်းစု) is located in far southern Myanmar (Burma) and is part of the Tanintharyi Region. It consists of more than 800 islands, varying in ...
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Taninthayi Region Tanintharyi Region ( my, တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; Mon: or ; ms, Tanah Sari; formerly Tenasserim Division and subsequently Tanintharyi Division, th, ตะนาวศรี, RTGS: ''Tanao Si'', ...
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Burma (Myanmar) Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. It lies between Money Island to the south and Parker Island to the north. The narrow channel between Sabi island and Money Island is rather shallow, but the half-mile wide channel between Sabi Island and Parker Island is quite deep.
National Imagery and Mapping Agency The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense whose primary mission is collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of nation ...
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"South Coast of Burma (East of Cape Negrais) and the West Coast of Thailand"
''Sailing Directions (Enroute): India and the Bay of Bengal'' (7th edition) National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Bethesda, Maryland, paragraph 8.63, pages 202-203,
The island is heavily forested and has small bays with sandy beaches on the west side. The highest point is 326 m above the sea.
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense whose primary mission is collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of natio ...
(2005) "Burma South and West Coasts and Thailand - West Coast" ''Sailing Directions (Enroute): India and the Bay of Bengal'' (8th edition) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Annapolis, Maryland
page 207
Whaleback Reef, which lies about three-quarters of mile off the northeast part of the island, is exposed about 8 ft. at low tide.


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Mergui Archipelago Tanintharyi Region {{Taninthayi-geo-stub