Mergui Archipelago

British  

/ mɜːˈɡwiː /

noun

1. a group of over 200 islands in the Andaman Sea, off the Tenasserim coast of S Myanmar: mountainous and forested

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Example Sentences

For an even more intense foray into the mysteries of ancient Myanmar, Burma Boating offers sailing adventures through the Mergui Archipelago off Myanmar’s far southwest coast.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2016

We pass a great number of islands, which form the Mergui Archipelago, and just now might be off the shores of Greece.

From From Egypt to Japan by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)

To the west the coast of Madras is some 700 miles distant, and eastward Tenasserim, bordered by the islands of the Mergui Archipelago, lies about 320 miles away.

From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by Kloss, C. Boden

He is full of interesting information about both Lower and Upper Burmah, the Mergui Archipelago and natural history.

From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by Burn Murdoch, W. G. (William Gordon)

The Terrapin left Singapore in October 1900 and, subsequent to calling at Penang, cruised off the coast of Tenasserim and among the islands of the Mergui Archipelago until I joined her late in December.

From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by Kloss, C. Boden