Sonadia Beach

Sonadia Island is a small island of about 9 square kilometres (3.5 square miles), offshore of the Cox's Bazar coast in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. Sonadia is located at Kutubjom Union in Maheshkhali Upazila, 15 km north-west of Cox's Bazar District Headquarters. It is located at latitude 21.28˝-21.33˝ and longitude 91.50˝-91.56˝. Sonadia Maheshkhali is separated from the main island by a canal.

Transport

Sonadia is seen as a potential deepwater port lying on the Bay of Bengal that could serve the landlocked parts of India, Myanmar and China.[1]

Rail connections have yet to be built, and the question of gauge has yet to be resolved as the following gauges are in use or possible:

1,676 mm (66 in) - Bangladesh, India 1,000 mm (39 in) - Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, etc. 1,435 mm (56 in) - China

Turtles

Five species of sea turtle have been reported to occur in the territorial waters of Bangladesh, but only olive ridley and green turtles have been observed to nest on Sonadia Island.[2] The illegal harvesting of turtle eggs, bycatch in offshore fisheries, and alterations of sand dunes and nesting beaches are the main threats to sea turtles in Bangladesh.[2] Since 1980, the nesting populations of sea turtles have declined significantly due to severe exploitation of eggs and killing of adult turtles by fishing and other activities.[2] Despite complete legal protection since 2010, sea turtles continue to face severe threats in Bangladesh, and many of the nesting rookeries remain poorly studied.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sonadia, Kutubdia channels selected for deep seaport". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "MTN 130:19-22 Nesting Sea Turtles at Sonadia Island, Bangladesh". www.seaturtle.org. Retrieved 2023-04-23.

21°29′N 91°54′E / 21.483°N 91.900°E / 21.483; 91.900

Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chittagong". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.


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