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	Mergui - LoveToKnow 1911
		MERGUI, the southernmost district of Lower Burma, in the Tenasserim division, bounded on the W. by the Bay of Bengal and on the E. by Siam.
		Mergui carries on a flourishing trade with Rangoon, Bassein and the Straits Settlements.
		Mergui town has risen into prominence in recent years as the centre of the pearling trade in the neighbouring archipelago.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Mergui (633 words)

	EJP \| News \| France \| Mergui elected chairman of the Paris Consistoire
		Joel Mergui is a known in the Jewish community for his initiatives to warm relations between France and Israel.
		Benayoun had said he could prove that Mergui’s allies from the AJC list (Avenir du judaisme communautaire) used unauthorised methods to attract voters, mainly by sending flyers to their home addresses and sms messages to their cellular phones.
		Mergui was the sole candidate to the Paris Consistoire although, according to well informed sources, a woman, Francoise Atlan also intended to be a candidate but renounced after Paris chief rabbi David Messas opposed it.
	www.ejpress.org /article/5104 (446 words)

	Taste of the unknown - ArchiveAsia - Travel
		the Mergui Archipelago is a 300-kilometre chain of mostly uninhabited islands.
		But as any regular visitor to the Mergui would know, they have an innate sense of the best places to fish, the freshest sources of water, and the safest places to pull their rudimentary but perfectly seaworthy boats in for the evening.
		Cruising the unexplored Mergui and beachcombing over its islands evokes a little of what it must have been like for seafarers such as Columbus and da Gama as they sailed off the map into the unknown.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/07/30/1091080425664.html (1413 words)

	Mergui - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the 18th century, Mergui was a port belonging to the Thai Ayuthaya Empire.
		The population is engaged in fishing, rubber, coconuts, manufacture of fermented shrimp paste, and collection of edible bird's nests.
		Tourism in the area is in the form of Live aboard boats [1] as accommodations are non-existence on the islands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mergui (244 words)

	Mergui Archipelago
		Mergui Archipelago, located in southernmost part of Myanmar (Burma), comprises over 800 beautiful islands.
		Being affectionate to sea, much skilful in swimming and diving, their ways of life and customs are so characteristic that traditional festival will be launched intending to attract international tourists as well as to operate marine eco-tourism around the islands in Archipelago.
		Virtually all Mergui sites show at least some evidence of blast fishing, from craters of broken coral to piles of orange cup corals and even huge chunks of rock that have been blasted off vertical walls.
	www.merguiprincess.com /mergui.htm (654 words)

	Myanmar Travel, Myanmar Tour Program,Mergui Archipelago Travel
		Mergui Archipelago consists of 800 islands of stunning, tropical beauty that man has scarcely touched, which is located at the south western part of Myanmar.
		Most of islands are covered with the vivid green of topical rain forest and boundary by plain white sand beaches.
		Kawthoung is the gate way of Mergui archipelago located at the southern edge of Myanmar.
	www.myanmarpolestar.com /en/travel_mergui.htm (452 words)

	Mergui Tour Packages
		Mergui Archipelago is famous for its pristine beauty above and below water, on and off its myriads of islands.
		Embark to Mergui Princess 1 to start the exploration tour to the untouched islands of Mergui Archipelago.
		After lunch, enjoy the activities at your own interest such as swimming and sun bathing on the beach, snorkeling on the corals, sea kayaking and fishing.
	www.mergui.org /tourpackages.htm (640 words)

	discovery
		Around the islands of the Myeik (Mergui) Archipelago, boats mills around in a complex and timeless choreography, a moving spectacle of the last free people, the last true nomads, the Moken.
		They left for the Myeik (Mergui) Archipelago to escape from the devouring tentacles of commerce and Islam, which utilised the Malay network scattered all over the Indo-Malay Archipelago to assimilate all the maritime populations.
		In this context, it is noticeable, since the last three years, that the traditions, the rich and various ancient techniques and tools of the carpenters have disappeared and specialists in traditional construction have less and less room to express their art.
	www.mapraid.net /pages/discovery.htm (1437 words)

	NAUTICALweb - Mergui, Green Archipelago
		In the waters of Myanmar there is an archipelago that only now starts to open up to limited tourism: Mergui, ancient port of pirates and adventurers, is the name of the archipelago formed by approximately eight hundred islands, islets, rocks, green forests with white coral beaches.
		Mergui was an important seaport between the 15th and 17th centuries.
		This is the northernmost spot of our tour: instead of going toward Mergui port as scheduled, where we should have flown to Kawthoung, we return to our point of departure due to the cancellation of our flight.
	www.nautica.it /scubaweb/mergui/mergui_e.htm (3411 words)

	ARCHIPELAGOES - Burma - Mergui Archipelago
		The Mergui Archipelago, comprising over 800 islands and covering an area of 16,000 square km has been closed to all foreign tourists for the last 50 years.
		Wildlife is abundant, as is the vegetation on the rain forest -clad islands.
		Scuba diving in the Mergui Archipelago usually means frequent encounters with sharks, manta rays, large swarms of eagle rays, and occasionally, whale sharks.
	www.archipelago.nu /SKARGARD/ENGELSKA/BURMA/mergui.htm (641 words)

	Sailing Excursions Asia Myanmar Yacht Charter Holidays Adventures
		The Mergui Archipelago is extensive consisting of over 800 jungle covered islands.
		Mergui is one of the most scenic places worldwide for unique crewed sailing holidays or dive adventures.
		Myanmar Mergui Archipelago is not totally deserted as Myanmar fishermen can be seen plying the waterways.
	www.seasia.biz /CHARTER/default_charter.htm (492 words)

	Myanmar Travel Destinations - Mergui Archipelago
		Formerly called Victoria Point, is the southern-most town of Myanmar and the starting point to explore the Mergui Archipelago.
		The modern day, Mergui Archipelago, is as it was days gone by.
		The sea gypsies have been the sole inhabitants of the Mergui Archipelago over the years and they still use the same fishing and boat building techniques which they have been using for many generations.
	www.travel-myanmar.net /mergui.htm (893 words)

	Mergui Archipelago - LoveToKnow 1911
		MERGUI ARCHIPELAGO, a cluster of islands in the Bay of Bengal, near the southern coast of Lower Burma.
		They are chiefly noted for their picturesque beauty, some of them rising to 3000 ft. They are only sparsely inhabited by the island race of Selungs.
		This page was last modified 10:23, 19 May 2006.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Mergui_Archipelago (53 words)

	Discover the untouched world of the Mergui Archipelagoe in Myanmar
		Mergui archipelago extends from Dawei to the southern point of Myanmar.
		You can choose easily from where you want to start your journey in the island (Kawthaung or Myeik) as there is now a very good, reliable airline (Air bagan) whici has scheduled flight from Yangon to these cities.
		Mangrove is still in perfect condition, Lampin island is a paradise for wild animals.
	www.ananda-travel.com /UK/cruise_mergui.htm (279 words)

	Burma's Mergui Archipelago dive site descriptions
		Even though these banks lie in international waters, by the middle of the decade the Myanmar (Burmese) authorities became aware and uneasy about the activity off of their coastline and asked the dive boats to seek official permission from the government to dive there.
		The Mergui Archipelago has something for everyone, and although the dive sites here can often learn towards the advanced, even intermediate divers will love the place as long as the dive sites are picked carefully.
		At a Glance: Burma (Myanmar) and Mergui (Myeik Archipelago)
	siamdivers.com /sites/mergui.htm (2751 words)

	Into a Lost World: Exploring the Mergui Archipelago - Masha Nordbye
		For over half a century the country has been isolated from the rest of the world by its political regime; and it was only in the last few years that the Mergui Archipelago, an area encompassing ten thousand square miles, was opened to outsiders.
		But even during Mergui's heyday the islands in the archipelago remained uninhabited, never being deemed fit for settlement or farming.
		Adding further to the islands' isolation, the British, who became the dominant sea power in the area, transferred their commercial centers farther south along the Malay peninsula by the nineteenth century.
	www.worldandi.com /specialreport/2000/august/Sa19156.htm (343 words)

	MONTHLY HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION REPORT
		Villagers from Tenasserim township, Mergui district, were forced to work on the army's farm.
		Villagers from Mammasa and Mamasa Hkee, in Palaw townshyip, Mergui district were forced to build a road by People Militia or Pyithusit.
		Though the displaced did not finish building their new shelter in the new site, the houses they left were burnt down by SPDC troopers.
	www.ibiblio.org /obl/docs/MT2004-02.htm (969 words)

	Andaman Sea Pilot - the definitive cruising guide for the Andaman Sea...and more (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The southern islands of the Mergui Archipelago lie only 120 miles to the north of Phuket and directly west of Ranong, Thailand’s last northwest, coastal province.
		Although licenses pertaining to the operations of charter companies within the Archipelago are issued in Yangon by..., the everyday operations within the Mergui Archipelago are closely monitored by...
		It is, however, possible for a yacht wishing to cruise in the Mergui Archipelago to obtain permission to do so under the umbrella of...
	www.andamanseapilot.com /Mergui.htm (638 words)

	Mergui Princess - Mergui Archipelago Live aboard Cruises Myanmar (Burma)
		Mergui Princess is a fast and comfortable live-aboard with 3 air-conditioned private cabins which can.
		Myeik or Mergui Archipelago, located in southernmost part of Myanmar (Burma), comprises over 800 beautiful islands.
		Enter the passage either side of the small rock island and south of the drying rock in mid-channel.
	www.merguiprincess.com (136 words)

	Myeik - Mergui Archipelago, Adventure Cruise
		Mergui Archipelago will satisfy your needs with the quantity and diversity of its marine life plus the spectacular soft corals....
		Mergui Cruise is a fast and comfortable liveaboard with 3 air-conditioned private cabins which can accommodate 8 clients and 4-5 crew members.
		Mergui Cruise is now ready to serve you to venture into virgin islands of Mergui Archipelago and Andaman Sea.
	www.dpsmap.com /mkz (954 words)

	Diving Mergui Archipelago and Burma Banks - Myanmar and Burma Scuba Diving
		The Mergui Archipelago consists of 800 remote, unexplored islands along the coast of Burma, a liveaboard dive safari to the Mergui Archipelago, sometimes also called Myeik Archipelago, promises to be the adventure of a lifetime.
		The Mergui Archipelago is visited by liveaboards based in Phuket or Ranong- the dive sites cover a wide area of ocean, and Burma liveaboard tours are typically between 5 and 10 days in length.
		Close to the entrance of the tunnel is an area covered with bright yellow sponges and often large schools of juvenile fish.
	www.scubacat.com /en/dive-sites-burma-Mergui-Archipelago.htm (2352 words)

	www.themelis.com - ADV-Mergui
		This photo gallery is focused on the pearls farmed at several islands in the Mergui archipelago in southern Burma as experienced by Ted Themelis.
		These photos were taken during his two-weeks trip to Mergui in January 2002.
		Sailing to Male Island at the Mergui Archipelago.
	www.themelis.com /ADV-Mergui.htm (97 words)

	Mergui Archipelago, Mayanmar, Burma - diving and travel guide
		In the early 1990s, several dive operators out of Phuket, looking for new diving frontiers in the Andaman Sea, began exploring an area 90 nautical miles northwest of the Similan Islands that came to be known as the Burma Banks.
		The Mergui Archipelago is only just being explored, and many new dive sites will undoubtedly be discovered over the next few years.
		With a colorful history of maritime trade and piracy, the waters surrounding these forgotten islands are believed to conceal hundreds of shipwrecks and other valuable historical artifacts.
	www.phuket-guide.net /phuket_diving/mergui_archipelago.htm (1105 words)

	Mergui Archipelago - Scuba Diving Magazine
		Off-limits for a half-century, the extraordinary waters of Myanmar are some of the last on the planet to be explored by divers.
		For more than 50 years, the Mergui Archipelago, a chain of over 800 islands in the Andaman Sea, was off-limits.
		Because the island chain spreads out over more than 10,000 square miles, it is not surprising to find a vast variety of underwater landscapes, including submerged pinnacles and seamounts, limestone caves, sheer and sloping rock walls, and boulder-strewn sand bottoms.
	www.scubadiving.com /mergui_archipelago_2001 (1244 words)

	Myanmar Travel - Mergui Island
		The green waters of Koh Payam will give you the perfect way to practice your "muck diving" skills… Numerous kinds of nudibranchs, flat worms, ascidians, sponges and colorful soft corals, hips of juvenile fishes and even several species of sea horses are guaranteed here if you possess sharp eyes.
		This is a group of 3 small islands in the heart of the Mergui Archipelago.
		Myanmar Andaman Resort is located on Fork (Macleod) Island in Myeik (Mergui) Archipelago, Southern part of Myanmar (Burma) at Latitude 10.10’and Longitude 97.56’.
	www.exploremyanmar.com /mergui_island.htm (3926 words)

	Sailing Charter Information: Sailing Excursion Asia
		Our 12 nights/13 days voyage number 7M departs Kawthoung and visit islands in the south such as Horseshoe, Barlow, Lampi including activities such as swimming, snorkeling, river exploration and visiting a sea gypsy village before entering the northern part of the archipelago.
		If our listed Mergui cruise dates do not suit we are happy to schedule another for you where it does not interfere with confirmed bookings.
		The Mergui National Park Entry and Visa fees are payable per person in Kawthoung in new $US notes only.
	www.2adventure.com /sailexcasia/charter.htm (467 words)

	Travels & Tours Myanmar - Travel Agency Myanmar - Mergui Archipelago
		Mergui Archipelago is still in the process of opening up for world travelers who are seeking sea and sands as part of holidays.
		Being the melting pot of India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand, the region including Mergui Archipelago, is transforming into potpourri of multi-national cultures with sea based international tourism.
		Myeik Kyun-Su, as we call Mergui Archipelago, is one of our prides, and we will be delighted to present such an exotic destination.
	www.thingazar-tours.com /mergui.htm (156 words)

	Burma's Mergui Archipelago dive site descriptions
		Even though these banks lie in international waters, by the middle of the decade the Myanmar (Burmese) authorities became aware and uneasy about the activity off of their coastline and asked the dive boats to seek official permission from the government to dive there.
		Some boats visit both Thailand and Mergui on the same itinerary, while others confine the journey to only Myanmar.
		At a Glance: Burma (Myanmar) and Mergui (Myeik Archipelago)
	www.siamdivers.com /sites/mergui.htm (2751 words)

	Myanmar Mergui Archipelago Liveaboard Dive Trips - Scuba Diving Thailand Packages, Liveaboard, Day Dive Trips - Koh ...
		Pristine and stunningly beautiful, Burma’s Mergui Archipelago has over eight hundred islands, scattered throughout an area of some ten thousand square miles.
		This truly is one of the very few remaining untouched areas on earth and an outstanding location for our adventure vacations.
		It is worth having a look among the many rocky crevices, where several species of crab, shrimp and small fish often gather.
	www.asia-diving.com /index.cfm?menuid=89 (307 words)

	Thailand Scuba diving - Mergui Archipelago Dive Sites
		Far inshore, the islands are lush with vegetation and primary jungle, and contain some of the last jungle cats and other large mammals to be found in Southeast Asia.
		Not officially part of the Mergui Archipelago as there are no islands here, the Burma Banks, located about 80 nautical miles west of Kawthaung, are a series of seamounts that rise up from over 300-meters to just below the surface.
		The Mergui Archipelago has something for everyone, and although the dive sites here can often learn towards the advanced, even intermediate divers will love the place as long as the dive sites are picked carefully.
	www.thailandscubadive.com /divesite/mergui.htm (2525 words)

	Sail World: Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar (Burma)
		The Mergui Archipelago takes its name from the historical trading port of Mergui with a superb natural harbour at the northern end of the archipelago.
		A ban on logging in the Mergui has prevented the widespread deforestation that is common elsewhere in Asia.
		Yacht charters into the remote Mergui Archipelago depart from the town of Kawthaung which is on the border between Thailand and Myanmar.
	www.sail-world.com /newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=29655&RequestTimeOut=180 (2245 words)

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