This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Nature Attractions In Myanmar

x
Myanmar , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and China to its north and northeast. To its south, about one third of Myanmar's total perimeter of 5,876 km forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1,930 km along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The country's 2014 census counted the population to be 51 million people. As of 2017, the population is about 54 million. Myanmar is 676,578 square kilometres in size. Its capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city and former capital is Yangon . Myanmar ...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Nature Attractions In Myanmar

  • 1. Ngapali Beach Ngapali
    Thandwe is a town and major seaport in Rakhine State, the westernmost part of Myanmar. Thandwe is very ancient, and is said to have been at one time the capital of Rakhine State, then called Arakan. The district has an area of 3,784 square miles . The country is mountainous, the Arakan Mountains sending out spurs which reach the coast. Some of the peaks in the north attain 4,000 and more ft. The streams are only mountain torrents to within a few miles of the coast; the mouth of the Khwa forms a good anchorage for vessels of from 9 to 10 ft . draught. The rocks in the Arakan Range and its spurs are metamorphic, and comprise clay, slates, ironstone and indurated sandstone; towards the south, ironstone, trap and rocks of basaltic character are common; veins of steatite and white fibrous quart...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 2. Inle Lake Nyaungshwe
    Inle Lake , a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Township of Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar . It is the second largest lake in Myanmar with an estimated surface area of 44.9 square miles , and one of the highest at an elevation of 2,900 feet . During the dry season, the average water depth is 7 feet , with the deepest point being 12 feet , but during the rainy season this can increase by 5 feet . The watershed area for the lake lies to a large extent to the north and west of the lake. The lake drains through the Nam Pilu or Balu Chaung on its southern end. There is also a hot spring on its northwestern shore. Although the lake is not large, it contains a number of endemic species. Over twenty species of snails and nine species of fish are found nowher...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 3. Ngwe Saung Ngwe Saung
    Ngwesaung is a beach resort located 48 km west of Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. The beach is 5 hours drive, with no traffic, away from the principal city of Yangon, and an airport is in the works. Buses leave at 6am & 9:30pm from in front of the Yangon Central Railway Station. Opened in March 2000, Ngwe Saung is newer than nearby and more popular Chaungtha Beach, and is designed to attract people with larger holiday budgets.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 4. Mt Popa Popa
    Mount Popa is a volcano 1518 metres above sea level, and located in central Myanmar in the region of Mandalay about 50 km southeast of Bagan in the Pegu Range. It can be seen from the Ayeyarwady River as far away as 60 km in clear weather. Mount Popa is perhaps best known as a pilgrimage site, with numerous Nat temples and relic sites atop the mountain.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 5. Pindaya Caves Pindaya
    The Pindaya Caves , located next to the town of Pindaya, Shan State, Burma are a Buddhist pilgrimage site and a tourist attraction located on a limestone ridge in the Myelat region. There are three caves on the ridge which runs north-south, but only the southern cave can be entered and explored. It is not known whether the other two penetrate for any extended distance into the hillside.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 6. Kyaukpyu Beach Kyaukpyu
    Viewpoint, popularly known as Point is the principal attraction in Kyaukpyu, the major town of Rakhine State, Myanmar. Located at the northwestern most tip of the town it is an Urban park which looks out into where the Bay of Bengal and the mouth of the Kyaukpyu River meet. Kyaukpyu Viewpoint consists of a sightseeing tower and part of the Kyaukpyu Beach. One of the main roads of Kyaukpyu, the Strand Road leads to the entrance to Point.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 9. Maungmagan Beach Dawei
    Maungmagan is a village and beach located approximately 12 kilometers north-west of Dawei, the capital of Taninthayi Division. It is the second oldest beach locale established in Myanmar after Ngapali.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 11. Mount Victoria National Park Kanpetlet
    Nat Ma Taung , is the highest mountain in the Chin State of western Burma. Located in 3 Townships - Kanpatlet, Mindat and Matupi, Mount Victoria is part of the Chin Hills range. The park is administered by the Department of Forestry and Environment. With a height of 3,053 metres above sea level and a prominence of 2,231 metres , Nat Ma Taung is one of the ultra prominent peaks of Southeast Asia. The White-browed nuthatch is a bird endemic to this mountain range.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 12. Indawgyi Lake Kachin State
    Indawgyi Lake is one of the largest inland lakes in Southeast Asia. It is located in Mohnyin Township in the Kachin State of Myanmar. The lake measures 13 kilometres east to west, and 24 kilometres north to south. There are over 20 villages around the lake. The predominant ethnic groups living in the surroundings of the lake are the Shan and the Kachin, who mainly practice agriculture. It is 546 feet above the sea level. it is the main part of the Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary. it has the vertical width of 14 miles , the horizontal width of seven miles and the area of 100 square miles . there are 11 village-tracts, 36 villages around the lake; 13 villages are on the bank of the lake.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 13. Irrawaddy Confluence Myitkyina
    The Irrawaddy or, officially, Ayeyarwady River is a river that flows from north to south through Myanmar. It is the country's largest river and most important commercial waterway. Originating from the confluence of the N'mai and Mali rivers, it flows relatively straight North-South before emptying through the Irrawaddy Delta into the Andaman Sea. Its drainage basin of about 404,200 square kilometres covers a large part of Burma. After Rudyard Kipling's poem, it is sometimes referred to as 'The Road to Mandalay'. As early as the sixth century, the river was used for trade and transport. Having developed an extensive network of irrigation canals, the river became important to the British Empire after it had colonized Burma. The river is still as vital today, as a considerable amount of goods...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 15. Sittwe Beach Sittwe
    Sittwe is the capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar . Sittwe, pronounced site-tway in the Rakhine language, is located on an estuarial island created at the confluence of the Kaladan, Mayu, and Lay Mro rivers emptying into the Bay of Bengal. The city has 181,000 inhabitants . It is the administrative seat of Sittwe Township and Sittwe District.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Myanmar Videos

Shares

x

Places in Myanmar

x

Regions in Myanmar

x

Near By Places

Menu