The
Mergui Archipelago (also
Myeik Archipelago or
Myeik Kyunzu; ) is an
archipelago in far southern
Myanmar (
Burma) and is part of the
Tanintharyi Region. It consists of more than 800
islands, varying in size from very small to hundreds of square kilometres, all lying in the
Andaman Sea off the western shore of the
Malay Peninsula near its landward (northern) end where it joins the rest of
Indochina. Occasionally the islands are referred to as the
Pashu Islands because the Malay inhabitants are locally called
Pashu. A five-star casino and golf resort, the
Andaman Club now operates on
Thahtay Kyun Island.