Moscos Islands

The Moscos Islands form a chain in the northern Andaman Sea off the coast of southern Burma. They are arranged in northern, central and southern groups, separated by stretches of water from one another and from the mainland. The islands lie north of the larger Mergui Archipelago, along the sea approaches to the Gulf of Martaban. Their shores provide nesting places for sea turtles, whose eggs have long been collected by people from the coast.