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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Bhola Island canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
administrativeCenter Bhola town
borderedByWaterBody Bay of Bengal
Meghna River
linked to: Meghna

Tentulia River
climate tropical monsoon climate
continent Asia
country Bangladesh
countryCapitalDistanceApprox about 200 km south of Dhaka
countryLanguage Bengali
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
Borhanuddin
Char Fasson
Daulatkhan
Lalmohan
Tazumuddin
largestIslandOf Bangladesh
locatedIn Bay of Bengal region
linked to: Bay of Bengal

Meghna River estuary
linked to: Meghna estuary
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Barisal Division
Bhola District
locatedInHydrologicalSystem Brahmaputra River system
linked to: Brahmaputra

Ganges River system
Meghna River system
linked to: Meghna
mainCrop jute
rice
vegetables
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
naturalHazard coastal flooding
river flooding
tropical cyclones
notableEvent 1970 Bhola cyclone
partOf Bhola District
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta
river Meghna River
linked to: Meghna
terrainFeature low-lying deltaic landscape

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Bhola locatedOn Bhola Island
Bhola largestIslandOfCountry Bhola Island
Bhola District hasIsland Bhola Island
Bhola Sadar Upazila locatedOn Bhola Island
Char Fasson Upazila partOf Bhola Island
Daulatkhan Upazila locatedOn Bhola Island
Lalmohan Upazila locatedOn Bhola Island
Bangladeshi coast contains Bhola Island