Saint Martin's Island
Native name: সেন্টমার্টিন দ্বীপ (Sēnṭmārṭin Dbīp) নারিকেল জিঞ্জিরা (Nārikēl Jinjirā) দারুচিনি দ্বীপ (Dārucini Dbīp) | |
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Clockwise from the top: Fishing boats near the jetty of St. Martin's Island • Corals at the beach of St. Martin's • Corals of St. Martin's in a cloudy afternoon • Mountains off the coast of Myanmar seen from the St. Martin's • Sunset from St. Martin's • Corals at Chhera Dwip | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 20°36′47″N 92°19′36″E / 20.61306°N 92.32667°E |
| Area | 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Length | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
| Width | 0.5 km (0.31 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administration | Teknaf Upazila,Cox's Bazar District |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 8,000 |
| Saint Martin Island Lighthouse Narikel Jinjira | |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Height | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white and red horizontal bands, white and red horizontal daymark on the top |
| Operator | Bangladesh Department of Shipping |
| Racon | M |
| Focal height | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Range | 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 37s |
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Saint Martin's Island (Bengali: সেন্টমার্টিন দ্বীপ, romanized: Sēnṭmārṭin Dbīp) is a small coral island in the north-eastern part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, and forms the southernmost part of Bangladesh. It has an area of only 3 km2. A small adjoining island that is separated at high tide, called Chhera Dwip, is about 8 kilometres (5 miles) west of the northwest coast of Myanmar, at the mouth of the Naf River. St. Martin's Island is Bangladesh's only coral island.
A nine-month tourist restriction on St. Martin's Island has been imposed which is to start from February 1, 2025. Currently, only the Cox’s Bazar-St. Martin route remains open amid Myanmar border tensions.