List of islands of Bangladesh
Encyclopedia
This is a list of island
s of Bangladesh
.
The islands of Bangladesh are scattered along the Bay of Bengal
and the river mouth of the Padma
.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
s of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
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The islands of Bangladesh are scattered along the Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered mostly by the Eastern Coast of India, southern coast of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the...
and the river mouth of the Padma
Padma River
The Padma is a major trans-boundary river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges , which originates in the Himalayas. The Padma enters Bangladesh from India near Chapai Nababganj...
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Western Bay of Bengal
- Ashar CharAshar CharAshar Char is an island in the western Bay of Bengal, and is about two miles long. It is located along the path of the Pyra River in the Amtali Upazilla Barguna district of Bangladesh...-Population:...
- Andar CharAndar CharAndar Char is a village in Patuakhali District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh.-External links:*...
- Char Hare
- Char Lakhsmi/Birshreshta Hamid Island
- Char Manika
- Nijhum DwipNijhum DwipNijhum Dwip means, Silent Island is a small island under Hatiya upazila. It is situated in Noakhali District in Bangladesh. Once it was called as Char Osman-History:...
- Chhera islandChhera islandChhera island is an extension of St. Martin's Island but divided by sea during tides. During low tide period, the Chhera island can be reached by walking for about two and a half hours from St. Martin's Island. Most popular medium is by local motorboat or tourist boat.Corals can be found all over...
- Ramnabad Island
- Char Mantaz
- Rangabali
- Dublar CharDublar CharDublar Char, a beautiful island at Sundarban's southern region facing the Bay of Bengal is famous for her beautiful scenic spots. A fish processing factory has recently been established there....
- Burir CharBurir CharBurir Char is a village in Barguna District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh.-External links:*...
- Pakhkhir Char
- Dimer Char
- Char Bagala
Middle Bay of Bengal
- Bhola IslandBhola IslandBhola Island is the largest island of Bangladesh with an area of 1441 km². It is situated at the mouth of the Meghna River....
, the country's largest island - SandwipSandwipSandwip is an island along the south eastern coast of Bangladesh.It is also spelled "Sandvip" both are mostly used.It is a sub-division of Chittagong District. It is situated at the estuary of the Meghna River on the Bay of Bengal and separated from the Chittagong coast by the Sandwip channel. It...
- HatiyaHatiyaHatiya is an island and also an Upazila of Noakhali District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Hatiya is located at . It has 47970 units of house hold and total area 1508.23 km²....
- Manpura IslandManpura IslandManpura Island is an island in the northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, at the mouth of the Meghna river. The island has an area of 373 km2. Other major offshore islands of this region are Bhola Island and Hatia Island. All of these islands are densely populated....
- Char Sakuchia
- Char Nizam
- Char Kukri Mukri
- Dal Char
- Char Gazi
- Char Faizuddin
- Urir Char
Disappeared islands
Islands that were previously existent but have now disappeared.- Bholar DweepBholar DweepBholar Dweep was an island of Bangaladesh situated between present day Teknaf and St. Martin's Island in the Bay of Bengal.The island disappeared in 1861. A local professor pointed out the reason might have been an undersea quake or some sort of upheaval....
, situated between Teknaf and St Martin, disappeared by 1861. - South Talpatti IslandSouth Talpatti IslandNew Moore or South Talpatti/Sheikh Mujib Island was a small uninhabited offshore sandbar landform in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta region...
(aka Sheikh Mujib Island) was disputed between IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. The Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
reported it submerged by March 2010.