Koh Puos

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]

Koh Puos
Native name:
កោះពស់

Nickname: Morakot Island
Koh Puos
Geography
LocationCambodia - South East Asia
Coordinates10°37′N 103°28′E
Area1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Length1.7 km (1.06 mi)
Width0.7–1.4 km (0.43–0.87 mi)
Coastline5.2 km (3.23 mi)
Highest elevation3 m (10 ft)
Administration
Cambodia
ProvinceSihanoukville
DistrictSihanoukville
Demographics
Ethnic groupsKhmer

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]

Snake Island with completed bridge, as seen from Hawaii Beach in October 2014

See also

References
  1. "A List of Cambodian Islands". Visit Koh Rong. 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2016. 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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