Setse( Burmese: စက်စဲကမ်းခြေ) is a beach resort on the

Gulf of Martaban A gulf is a large inlet from the ocean into the landmass, typically with a narrower opening than a bay, but that is not observable in all geographic areas so named. The term gulf was traditionally used for large highly-indented navigable bodies ...

of the Andaman Sea in Thanbyuzayat Township, of Mon State, in southern

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 ...

.Reid, Robert and Grosberg, Michael (2005) ''Myanmar (Burma)'' (9th edition) Lonely Planet Publications, Footscray, Victoria, Australia
page 160
The beach itself is composed of brown sand, is quite wide and about long, but the water is often muddy when currents bring down

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from the

Salween river , ''Mae Nam Salawin'' ( , name_etymology = , image = Sweet_View_of_Salween_River_in_Tang_Yan_Township,_Shan_State,_Myanmar.jpg , image_size = , image_caption = Salween River in Shan State, Myanmar , map ...

which enters the Gulf of Martaban just to the north. Setse has been a resort since the 19th century, and still remains popular. Mawlamyaing University has its Marine Science Laboratory in Setse, which studies commercial uses of algae (seaweed), cultured pearl techniques, and produces commercial

agar-agar Agar ( or ), or agar-agar, is a jelly-like substance consisting of polysaccharides obtained from the cell walls of some species of red algae, primarily from ogonori (''Gracilaria'') and "tengusa" (''Gelidiaceae''). As found in nature, agar i ...

. Ministry of Information ''Myanmar, facts and figures 2002'' Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar, Yangon (Rangoon), Burma, page 45, Agar jellies are commonly used in traditional Myanmar desserts and other Asian culinary.

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External links

"Setse Map – Satellite Images of Setse"
Maplandia World Gazetteer Populated places in Mon State Beaches of Myanmar {{Mon-geo-stub