Kukri Mukri

Kukri Mukri
Map
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] The island is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long, 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) across at its widest, and its total area is 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi). 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]

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  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.