Kadan Island () is the largest island in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar. Its area is . The highest point is French Bay Peak (),"Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Mergui, ND 47-14" U.S. Army Map Service, August 1962 which is the highest point in the archipelago.

Etymology Under the British, the island was known as King Island,"King Island (Approved)" , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency King's Island,"King's Island (Variant)" , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and later as Kadan Kyun or Kadan Island, based on the local pronunciation.Klinkmüller, Volker et al. (2003) "Kadan Island (Islandsu)" Myanmar DuMont-Reiseverlag, Ostfildern, Germany, page 471 , in German

Communities Among the communities on Kadan Island are Gyindaungchaung,"Gyindaungchaung Map — Satellite Images of Gyindaungchaung" Maplandia World Gazetteer Kabingyaung,"Kabingyaung Map — Satellite Images of Kabingyaung" Maplandia World Gazetteer Kapa,"Kapa Map — Satellite Images of Kapa" Maplandia World Gazetteer Kyataw,"Kyat-aw (Approved)" , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Mayanchaung,"Mayanchaung Map — Satellite Images of Mayanchaung" Maplandia World Gazetteer Tharawuntaungnge"Tharawuntaungnge Map — Satellite Images of Tharawuntaungnge" Maplandia World Gazetteer and Yemyitkyi."Yemyitkyi Map — Satellite Images of Yemyitkyi" Maplandia World Gazetteer

See also List of islands of Burma

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