Kawthaung

Kawthaung lies at the southern end of the long Tenasserim coast, where the Malay Peninsula faces the islands of the Andaman Sea. Its harbour stands near the mouth of the Kyan River, amid a landscape of wooded hills and sheltered channels. In 1824 the coast passed under British rule, and the headland came to be known as Victoria Point. The surrounding waters connect the peninsula with the islands and shores farther north.