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]

Koh Preab
Native name:
កោះព្រាប
Koh Preab
Geography
LocationCambodia - South East Asia
Coordinates10°40′N 103°30′E
Area0.0046 km2 (0.0018 sq mi)
Length0.1 km (0.06 mi)
Width0.063–0.074 km (0.039–0.046 mi)
Highest elevation3 m (10 ft)
Administration
Cambodia
ProvinceSihanoukville
DistrictSihanoukville
Demographics
Ethnic groupsKhmer

See also

References

  1. "List of Islands". Cambodia islands – Island Species Cambodia. Retrieved December 17, 2017.

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