Kutubdia Dwip

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Kutubdia Dwip (Bengali: কুতুবদিয়া দ্বীপ) is an island of the Cox's Bazar District of Bangladesh. It is famous for its lighthouse.[1][2]

Location

It is located in north part Cox's Bazar District .

Effect of climate change

Kutubdia Island reduced to half of its original size in 20 years due to erosion. Since 1991, six villages on the island of fishermen and salt workers have been swamped as well as about 40,000 people have fled from their homeland.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑Mamun, Abdullah Al; Forestry, Institute of; Sciences, Environmental; Chittagong, University of (2023-06-18). "Kutubdia island". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  2. ↑"Kutubdia: the vanishing island". BBC. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  3. ↑Vidal, John (2013-01-29). "Sea change: the Bay of Bengal's vanishing islands". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  4. ↑Kristof, Nicholas (19 January 2018). "Climate change threatens Kutubdia". The New York Times (Opinion). Retrieved 19 January 2018.