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.

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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

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Bhola District hasIsland Bhola Island
Bhola largestIslandOfCountry Bhola Island
Bhola locatedOn Bhola Island