Koh Puos or Kaoh Puos (Khmer: កោះពស់), Snake Island - named "Île Coudée" (Elbow Island) during the French colonial period) is a small island in the Gulf of Thailand, located about 0.63 km (0 mi) off the coast of Sihanoukville city in southern Cambodia. It is administered by Sangkat 3 of Mittakpheap District in Sihanoukville Province.[1][2]
Native name: កោះពស់ Nickname: Morakot Island | |
|---|---|
  Koh Puos | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cambodia - South East Asia |
| Coordinates | 10°37′N 103°28′E / 10.617°N 103.467°E |
| Area | 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
| Length | 1.7 km (1.06 mi) |
| Width | 0.7–1.4 km (0.43–0.87 mi) |
| Coastline | 5.2 km (3.23 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Administration | |
Cambodia | |
| Province | Sihanoukville |
| District | Sihanoukville |
| Demographics | |
| Ethnic groups | Khmer |
The island has been made accessible via a road bridge, completed in 2011 as part of a development initiative of the Russian Koh Puos Investment Group (KPIG). A long term government concession granted in 2006 was followed by large scale planning of "a high-end property project".[3] Since, a number of project alterations and subsequent applications for permission at the Council of the Development of Cambodia have led to many delays.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A List of Cambodian Islands". Visit Koh Rong. 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "Ile Coudee". Myfishmap. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE GULF OF THAILAND - SAILING DIRECTIONS p.183" (PDF). NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ "Snake Island plans back to the drawing board". Phnom Penh Post. November 20, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "Luxury resort looks for new lease of life with redesigned blueprint". Phnom Penh Post. April 10, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
