St. Martin's Island facts for kids
Natural beauty of St. Martin Island
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 20°37′38.12″N 92°19′21.28″E / 20.6272556°N 92.3225778°E |
Area | 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi) |
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Bangladesh
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Population | 7,000 |
Pop. density | 875 /km2 (2,266 /sq mi) |
St. Martin's Island is a small island (about 8 square kilometres) in the northeast of the Bay of Bengal. It is about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, and is the southernmost part of Bangladesh. There is a small connected island that is separated at high tide, called Chhera Island. It is about 8 km west of the northwest coast of Myanmar, at the mouth of the Naf River.
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See also
In Spanish: Isla de San Martín (Bangladés) para niños
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