Christie IslandProstar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute By National Geospatial-intelligence Agency is an island in the Mergui Archipelago and the southernmost point of Burma (Myanmar). It lies at the southern end of the archipelago to the NNE of Ko Surin Nuea, and the Thai-Burmese oceanic border is located between these two islands.
Christie Island is long and has several peaks it covered with thick forest. The tallest is high. Murray Island and Sanders Island are small rocky islets off its southern shores. Christie Island is part of the Alladin Islands subgroup. It features a clearing at the top with a helicopter pad and small dusty military base.
History 1998 massacres In May 1998, Colonel Zaw Min, landed on Christie Island and found 59 Burmese nationals living there to gather wood and bamboo, in violation of Burmese law. General Than Shwe ordered they were to be "eliminated" and all were subsequently murdered.Defector tells of Burmese atrocity, The Australian, June 9, 2008As Myanmar Opens Up, Idyllic Islands Remain Unwelcoming, New York Times, By Thomas Fuller, April 25, 2012
A few days later, Burmese troops from the same base captured a Thai fishing boat that had strayed close to Christie Island. The 22 Burmese and Thai fishermen on board were shot and buried on the island.
See also List of islands of Burma
References
External links Myanmar Ecotourism - Ministry of Hotels and Tourism Mergui Archipelago Photos