Kukri Mukri

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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]

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  1. ^ "Unions digitised". 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.

Coordinates: 21°56′N 90°39′E / 21.94°N 90.65°E / 21.94; 90.65


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