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Kanmaw Kyun
Kanmaw Kyun or Kanmaw Island is an island in the Andaman Sea along the coast of southeastern Burma (Myanmar), and is part of the Mergui Archipelago. Administratively, it is located in Kyunsu Township, Myeik District, in the Taninthayi Region. On the northeastern side of the island is the town of Kyunsu which is the administrative seat for the township. The island covers a total area of 409 km².
==Etymology==
Under the British, the island was known as Kisseraing Island,〔"Kisseraing Island (Approved)" , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency〕〔Hydrographic Office (1916) ''Bay of Bengal Pilot: Bay of Bengal and the Coasts of India and Siam, including the Nicobar and Andaman Islands'' US Navy, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., (page 432 ), 〕〔("Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Bokpyin NC 47-2" ) U.S. Army Map Service, July 1960〕 Kithareng or Ketthayin.〔"Ketthayin Kyun (Variant)" , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency〕 After the June 1989 "Adaptation of Expressions Law" the island's name was changed to Kanmaw,〔Union of Myanmar Law 15/89, dated 18 June 1989, partially reprinted (''Burma Press Summary'' 3(6): ) pp. 21–22〕〔("An Introduction to the Toponymy of Burma" )〕 named after the town of Kanmaw〔 on the northeastern coast, which is now called Kyunsu.
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