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Lanbi Kyun

Coordinates: 10°50′N 98°15′E / 10.833°N 98.250°E / 10.833; 98.250
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Lanbi is located in Myanmar
Lanbi
Lanbi
Location of Lanbi Island in Burma

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.

Lanbi Island
Plain-pouched hornbills live on the island

Ecology

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The Lampi Island Marine National Park was designated in 1996.[3]

Unconfirmed reports of the presence of Sumatran rhinoceros on Lanbi have been widely discredited.

Important Bird Area

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The island, along with some adjacent islets, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a population of Vulnerable plain-pouched hornbills.[4]

2004 tsunami

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Some 200 Moken people were found dead on a small island off Lanbi following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[5]

References

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  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. ^ Myanmar Protected Areas - Context, Current Status and Challenges Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Lampi Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. ^ Tsunami Impact on Burma[permanent dead link]
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10°50′N 98°15′E / 10.833°N 98.250°E / 10.833; 98.250