Koh Preab
Koh Preab, Khmer: កោះព្រាប , "Dove Island", named "Île du Départ" during the French colonial period is an island of Cambodia, situated in the Bay of Kompong Saom Sihanoukville Province near its south-eastern coast. This small island has been integrated into the local harbor's breakwater just north of the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 3 meters. A unit of the Royal Cambodian Navy is based on the island.[1]
Native name: កោះព្រាប | |
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![]() ![]() Koh Preab | |
Geography | |
Location | Cambodia - South East Asia |
Coordinates | 10°40′N 103°30′E |
Area | 0.0046 km2 (0.0018 sq mi) |
Length | 0.1 km (0.06 mi) |
Width | 0.063–0.074 km (0.039–0.046 mi) |
Highest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Administration | |
Cambodia | |
Province | Sihanoukville |
District | Sihanoukville |
Demographics | |
Ethnic groups | Khmer |
See also
References
- "List of Islands". Cambodia islands – Island Species Cambodia. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
External links
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