{{Short description|Island of Myanmar}} {{Location map |Burma |label=Kadan Island |lon_dir=E |lat_dir=N |lat_deg=12|lat_min=30 |lon_deg=98|lon_min=22 |position=left |width=250 |float=right |mark=Cercle rouge 100%.svg |marksize=20 |caption=Location of Kadan Island in Myanmar }} '''Kadan Island''' ({{langx|my|ကတန်ကျွန်း}}) is the largest island in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar. Its area is {{convert|450|sqkm}}. The highest point is French Bay Peak ({{convert|767|m|ft|abbr=on}}),<ref name="ND47-14">[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/burma/txu-oclc-6924198-nd47-14.jpg "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Mergui, ND 47-14"] U.S. Army Map Service, August 1962</ref> which is the highest point in the archipelago.<ref>{{cite book|author=Bird, Eric C. F.|date=2010|title=Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms|publisher=Springer Verlag|location=Netherlands|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mfo5TPb7SDsC&pg=PA1085|page=1085|isbn=978-1-4020-8638-0|via=Google Books}}</ref>
==Etymology== Under the British, the island was known as '''King Island''',<ref name="ND47-14" /><ref>"King Island (Approved)" {{GEOnet2|32FA8845A31B3774E0440003BA962ED3}}, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</ref> '''King's Island''',<ref>"King's Island (Variant)" {{GEOnet2|32FA8845A31A3774E0440003BA962ED3}}, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</ref> and later as '''Kadan Kyun''' or '''Kadan Island''', based on the local pronunciation.<ref>Klinkmüller, Volker ''et al.'' (2003) "Kadan Island (Islandsu)" ''Myanmar'' DuMont-Reiseverlag, Ostfildern, Germany, [https://books.google.com/books?id=M2WmNIDYE4EC&pg=PA471 page 471] {{ISBN|3-7701-6147-5}}, in German</ref>
==Communities== Among the communities on Kadan Island are Gyindaungchaung,<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/tenasserim/mergui/gyindaungchaung/ "Gyindaungchaung Map — Satellite Images of Gyindaungchaung"] Maplandia World Gazetteer</ref> Kabingyaung,<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/tenasserim/mergui/kabingyaung/ "Kabingyaung Map — Satellite Images of Kabingyaung"] Maplandia World Gazetteer</ref> Kapa,<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/tenasserim/mergui/kapa/ "Kapa Map — Satellite Images of Kapa"] Maplandia World Gazetteer</ref> Kyataw,<ref>"Kyat-aw (Approved)" {{GEOnet2|32FA88458FA43774E0440003BA962ED3}}, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</ref> Mayanchaung,<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/tenasserim/mergui/mayanchaung-12-26-0-n-98-25-0-e/ "Mayanchaung Map — Satellite Images of Mayanchaung"] Maplandia World Gazetteer</ref> Tharawuntaungnge<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/tenasserim/mergui/tharawuntaungnge/ "Tharawuntaungnge Map — Satellite Images of Tharawuntaungnge"] Maplandia World Gazetteer</ref> and Yemyitkyi.<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/tenasserim/mergui/yemyitkyi-12-33-0-n-98-20-0-e/ "Yemyitkyi Map — Satellite Images of Yemyitkyi"] Maplandia World Gazetteer</ref>
==See also== *List of islands of Burma
==Notes== {{Reflist}} {{Clear}}
{{Islands of Myanmar}}
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Category:Mergui Archipelago
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