Thahtay Island ( my, သူဌေးကျွန်း), also known as Thahtay Kyun and Son Island,
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute'' By National Geospatial-intelligence Agency] is a small Burmese island within the
Mergui Archipelago in the
Andaman Sea
The Andaman Sea (historically also known as the Burma Sea) is a marginal sea of the northeastern Indian Ocean bounded by the coastlines of Myanmar and Thailand along the Gulf of Martaban and west side of the Malay Peninsula, and separated from ...
. The island is directly adjacent to
Ranong
Ranong ( th, ระนองPronunciation) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in southern Thailand, capital of the Ranong Province and the Mueang Ranong District. The town covers completely the area of the ''tambon'' Khao Niwet (เขานิเ ...
, a city in the south of
Thailand and to
Kawthaung
Kawthaung ( mnw, ကော့ပိ, , ; th, เกาะสอง; , ; ms, Pulodua, ڤولودوا) is a town located in the southernmost part of Myanmar, in the Tanintharyi Region. During British rule in Burma between 1824 and 1948, it was kn ...
(formerly Victoria Point). The island has been given by the Burmese government on a long term concession to a Thailand-based
VES Group VES Group (VES Group Co. Ltd.) is a holding company based in Thailand. VES is a leading investor in Burma with interests in its main industries of logging, gem mining, jewellery, pearl farming, commercial fishing and tourism. It is also involved i ...
for development as a tourism.
Grand Andaman is a five star casino club golf resort now operating on the island.
References
External links
mergui.org
Mergui Archipelago
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