Lanbi Kyun

Lanbi

Location of Lanbi Island in Burma

Lanbi Island

Lanbi Kyun, also Lambi Island^[1] and Lampi Island,^[2] (Sullivan's Island) is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma. Having an area of 188 km² (73 sq mi), thickly wooded Lanbi is one of the largest islands of the group.

There were 200 Moken people dead in a small island off Lanbi following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.^[3] There were also unconfirmed reports of the presence of Sumatran rhinoceros on Lanbi, but this has been widely discredited.

Ecology

The Lampi Island Marine National Park was designated in 1996.^[4]

References

^ The Asian Tsunami Disaster
^ "Thahtay Kyun Island and Mergui Archipelago". Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
^ Tsunami Impact on Burma
^ Myanmar Protected Areas - Context, Current Status and Challenges Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine

External links

[1] The Asian Tsunami Disaster

[2] "Thahtay Kyun Island and Mergui Archipelago". Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2011-12-08.

[3] Tsunami Impact on Burma

[4] Myanmar Protected Areas - Context, Current Status and Challenges Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine

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