Native name:
កោះពស់
Nickname: Morakot Island
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  Koh Puos
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| Geography | |
| Location | Cambodia - South East Asia |
| Coordinates | 10°37′N 103°28′E / 10.617°N 103.467°E / 10.617; 103.467 |
| Area | 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
| Length | 1.7 km (1.06 mi) |
| Width | 0.7–1.4 km (0.43–0.87 mi) |
| Coastline | 5.2 km (3.23 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Administration | |
Cambodia | |
| Province | Sihanoukville |
| District | Sihanoukville |
| Demographics | |
| Ethnic groups | Khmer |
Koh PuosorKaoh Puos (Khmer: កោះពស់), Snake Island - named『Île Coudée』(Elbow Island) during the French colonial period) is a small island in the Gulf of Thailand, located about 0.63 km (0 mi) off the coast of Sihanoukville city in southern Cambodia. It is administered by Sangkat 3 of Mittakpheap DistrictinSihanoukville Province.[1][2]
The island has been made accessible via a road bridge, completed in 2011 as part of a development initiative of the Russian Koh Puos Investment Group (KPIG). A long term government concession granted in 2006 was followed by large scale planning of "a high-end property project".[3] Since, a number of project alterations and subsequent applications for permission at the Council of the Development of Cambodia have led to many delays.[4][5]
