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St.
Martin
Island
is
a
small
coral
island
(only
8
square
kilometers)
located
in
the
northeastern
part
of
the
Bay
of
Bengal,
the
southernmost
part
of
Bangladesh.
It
is
located
about
9
km
south
of
Teknaf
in
Cox's
Bazar
district
and
8
km
west
of
the
coast
of
Myanmar
at
the
mouth
of
Naf
River.Locally
it
is
also
called
Coconut
Jinjira
because
of
the
abundance
of
coconuts
available.
It
is
a
name
widely
known
to
the
sea
lovers
of
Bangladesh.
The
famous
writer
and
fiction
writer
Humayun
Ahmed's
full-length
movie
Daruchini
Dwip
made
the
island
more
popular.Around
1890
AD,
some
Bengali
and
Rakhine
people
came
to
settle
on
the
island.
They
were
mainly
fishermen.
As
far
as
is
known,
13
families
were
the
first
settlers.
They
chose
the
northern
part
of
the
island.
Over
time,
this
island
became
a
Bengali-dominated
area.
The
island
already
had
kea
and
scrub.
Perhaps
the
Bengali
fishermen
planted
a
large
number
of
coconut
trees
on
the
island
as
a
means
of
relief
from
water
stress
and
fatigue.Over
time
the
entire
island
became
a
'Coconut
Tree
Chief'
island.
Based
on
this,
the
locals
started
calling
the
northern
part
of
the
island
as
Coconut
Jinjira.
Around
1900
AD,
the
British
Survey
team
accepted
this
island
as
part
of
British-India.
In
the
survey
they
gave
the
name
Saint
Martin
after
the
Christian
Saint
Martin
instead
of
the
local
name.
After
that
gradually
to
people
outside
the
region,
the
island
came
to
be
known
as
Saint
Martin.St.
Martins
Island
has
an
area
of
about
8
square
kilometers
and
is
long
from
north
to
south.
The
three
sides
of
the
island
are
bedrock
that
sinks
at
high
tide
and
rises
at
low
tide.
If
they
are
taken,
its
area
will
be
about
10-15
square
kilometers.
This
island
is
about
5.63
km
long
in
north
and
south.The
width
of
the
island
is
sometimes
700
meters
and
sometimes
200
meters.
On
the
east,
south
and
west
sides
of
the
island
there
are
innumerable
rock
piles
far
out
into
the
sea.
The
average
height
of
St.
Martin's
Island
above
sea
level
is
3.6
meters.
About
10-15
km
of
coral
reef
covers
the
west-northwest
side
of
St.
Martins.Geographically
it
is
divided
into
three
parts.
The
northern
part
is
called
Narikael
Jinjira
or
North
Para.
The
southern
part
is
called
Dakshin
Para
and
is
connected
to
it
by
a
narrow
tail-like
area
extending
towards
the
southeast.
And
the
narrowest
part
is
known
as
Galachipa.
To
the
south
of
the
island
there
is
a
small
island
of
100
to
500
square
meters
in
area
locally
known
as
Chheradia
or
Siradia/Chhera
Dwip.
It
is
not
known
when
this
island
was
first
discovered
by
man.
Some
early
Arab
traders
named
the
island
Jinjira.
It
is
noted
that
they
used
to
rest
on
this
island
while
traveling
from
Chittagong
to
Southeast
Asia.
Over
time,
the
people
of
Chittagong
and
adjacent
areas
knew
this
island
as
Jinjira.It
is
a
deserted
island.
This
island
is
walkable
during
low
tide.
But
a
boat
is
required
during
high
tide.
People
settled
here
about
100
to
125
years
ago.
Currently
more
than
seven
thousand
people
live
here.
People
make
a
living
through
shops.
Small
children
sell
seaweed
collected
from
the
island
to
tourists.
A
lot
of
coconuts
and
dabs
are
sold
all
over
the
island
of
St.
Martins.
Bengali-speaking
Rohingyas
from
Arakan
in
Myanmar
are
often
seen
in
the
island
region.