[1] It is in the Ayeyarwady Region and off Cape Negrais, which is also known as Pagoda Point or Mawdin Zoon, and marks the entrance to the Bassein River.
[3] It is now one of the major nesting areas for Green turtles in Myanmar, and since 1986 there has been a conservation station on the island.
[4] The Department of Fisheries protects the island and has established hatcheries to preserve the turtles' habitat.
The station in 1908 was in radio contact with the Andaman Islands and had a telegraph connection to Bassein (now Pathein).
[1][6] During World War II, in January 1942 the river steamer Yengyua evacuated the British radio operators on the island.