Bhola Island
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Bhola Island is the largest island of Bangladesh, situated in the Meghna River estuary and known for its vulnerable, low-lying deltaic landscape frequently affected by cyclones and erosion.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Bhola town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedByWaterBody |
Bay of Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meghna River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tentulia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
|
| countryCapitalDistanceApprox | about 200 km south of Dhaka ⓘ |
| countryLanguage | Bengali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
cyclone risk ⓘ riverbank erosion ⓘ sea level rise vulnerability ⓘ storm surge flooding ⓘ |
| formationProcess | river sediment deposition ⓘ |
| geologicalType | alluvial island ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | ferry connections to mainland Bangladesh ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
cropland
ⓘ
grazing land ⓘ rural settlements ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Bhola town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Borhanuddin NERFINISHED ⓘ Char Fasson NERFINISHED ⓘ Daulatkhan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lalmohan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tazumuddin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestIslandOf | Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bay of Bengal region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meghna River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Barisal Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhola District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHydrologicalSystem |
Brahmaputra River system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ganges River system NERFINISHED ⓘ Meghna River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrop |
jute
ⓘ
rice ⓘ vegetables ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ |
| naturalHazard |
coastal flooding
ⓘ
river flooding ⓘ tropical cyclones ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1970 Bhola cyclone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bhola District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| river | Meghna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | low-lying deltaic landscape ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.