Kukri Mukri
Geography
Locationবঙ্গোপসাগর
Coordinates21°56′06″N 90°38′26″E / 21.9351°N 90.6406°E / 21.9351; 90.6406
Administration
Bangladesh

Kukri Mukri is an island (char) of Char Kukri Mukri union, Bhola District, in southern Bangladesh.[1][2] It is the southernmost part of the district.[3] It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long and 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) wide, and 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi) in total area. The land is low-lying, and at high tide extensive portions are under water. Much of the shore is mud flats. The Char Kukri-Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary lies on the island.[4]

History

No historically accurate information is available about Kukri Mukri history. It is believed that this char arose in 1912.[5] Its area is 3 thousand 403 square kilometers.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Unionsdigitised". The Daily Star. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Counting Birds on the Coast". The Daily Star. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Eight reservoirs change scenario of Char Kukri Mukri". The Daily Star. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Green, Michael J.B. (1990). IUCN directory of South Asian Protected Areas (PDF). IUCN. p. 11. ISBN 2-8317-0030-2. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  5. ↑ Patuakhali, আজকের পটুয়াখালী :: Ajker. "চর কুকরি-মুকরি পর্যটক এলাকায় দেখা যায় হরিণসহ বিভিন্ন প্রাণী". Ajker Patuakhali. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  6. ↑ লেখা (2023-03-25). "ভোলার প্রাকৃতিক সাজের পসরা চর কুকরি-মুকরি". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-11-11.
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