Kyaukpyu
Kyaukpyu is a town of western Myanmar on the
eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal. Just to the
south is the offshore island of Ramree in Combermere
Bay, while 250 miles (400 km) to the northwest lies
Yangon. The town includes a natural harbor which
connects rice trade between Calcutta and Yangon. The
estimated population in 1983 was 19,456 inhabitants.
Kyaukphyu is a district in the Rakhine State of
Lower Myanmar. It is situated on the eastern coast
of the Bay of Bengal. It consists of a strip of
mainland along the Bay of Bengal, extending from the
An Pass, across the main range to the Ma-I river.
The large islands of Ramree and Cheduba with many
others to the south, lying off the coast of Thandwe.
The An Pass is an important trade route and rises
to a height of 4664 feet above sea level. Large
forests of valuable timber cover an area of about
650 square meter. Kyaukpyu contains numerous mud
volcanoes, from which the masrsh gas is frequently
discharged with flames. |
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