Koh Puos

Koh Puos
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">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 / 10.617; 103.467
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
Snake Island with completed bridge, as seen from Hawaii Beach in October 2014

Koh Puos or Kaoh Puos (Khmer: កោះពស់), Snake Island - named "Île Coudée" (Elbow Island) during the French colonial period) is a small islands 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]


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


References

  1. ↑ "list of islands - Koh Puos". Cambodia islands – Island Species Cambodia. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ile Coudee". Myfishmap. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE GULF OF THAILAND - SAILING DIRECTIONS p.183" (PDF). NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. May 1, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Snake Island plans back to the drawing board". Phnom Penh Post. November 20, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Luxury resort looks for new lease of life with redesigned blueprint". Phnom Penh Post. April 10, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2016.


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