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Burma Banks

The Burma Banks are a group of seamounts with surrounding waters exceeding a depth of 300m, the top of the banks rise to within 15-24m of the surface. Silvertips sharks are quite common here. Tawny nurse sharks are also easily spotted, as the doze half-hidden under the overhangs created by the table corals that dot the flat seascape here.

Burma Banks  : Sea mounts and big shark action
Depth  : 15-40m
Visibility  : 20-40m
Currents  : Can be strong
Surface Conditions  : Can be rough
Water Temperature  : 25-28°C
Experience Level  : Open Water & Advanced
Number of dive sites  : 5
Diving Season  : October to May
Distance  : Over 135 km northwest of Kawthaung (about 10 hours)
 
 
 
 Other Diving Sites (Mergui Archipelago)
» Black Rock
» Shark Cave (OK Rock)
» Twins Island
» High Rock
» Western Rocky
» Burma Banks
» Little Torres Islands
» Tower Rock
 
     
 
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» Dive Trip MPST 002
» Dive Trip MPST 003
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Kawthoung
Kawthoung is the gate way of Mergui archipelago located at the southern edge of Myanmar. The town was build by British and named Victoria Point. There is a river name Perchan separate Kawthoung and Ranong of Thiland. Most of tourists come from Ranong to Kawthaung by crossing to the river with small long tail boat to enter to Myanmar’s virgin archipelago and some are come directly from Thailand’s most famous topical paradise city Phuket with liveabord boats and sailing boats.

The colorful people are living on that small town, among of them Burmese, Thai, Malay, Indian and Chinese are prominent. Nowadays, foreign people can use their passport to enter Kawthoung through Ranong. It’s a one of the gate at Phuket use for their visa extension. Local Thai people can use their local border pass book to visit Kawthoung. People with passport can go to Myeik and Dawei.
 
     
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