Naf River | |
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Location | |
Country | Bangladesh and Myanmar |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Bay of Bengal |
• coordinates | 20°43′N 92°22′E / 20.717°N 92.367°E |
Depth | |
• average | 128 feet (39 m) |
• maximum | 400 feet (120 m) |
The Naf River ( Bengali: নাফ নদী Naf Nodi IPA: [naf nod̪i]; Burmese: နတ်မြစ် [naʔ mjɪʔ]; Rakhine: နတ်မြစ် [nɛ́ mràɪʔ]) is an international river marking the border of southeastern Bangladesh and northwestern Myanmar. [1]
The Naf's average depth is 128 feet (39 m), and maximum depth is 400 feet (120 m). Its width varies from 1.61 km to 3.22 km.
It flows into the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean, between the Bangladeshi Cox's Bazar District of the Chittagong Division, and the Burmese Rakhine State.
Historically, Shapuree Island, located at the mouth of the river, has played an important role territorially. It is considered one of the immediate causes for the first Anglo-Burmese War. St. Martin's Island is also at the river's mouth.
Regular incidents in which
fishermen and
Burmese
refugees are shot at by the
Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces), and/or refugees are escorted back to Myanmar by Bangladeshi troops have occurred on the Naf River.
These include but are not limited to the following:
Naf River | |
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Location | |
Country | Bangladesh and Myanmar |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Bay of Bengal |
• coordinates | 20°43′N 92°22′E / 20.717°N 92.367°E |
Depth | |
• average | 128 feet (39 m) |
• maximum | 400 feet (120 m) |
The Naf River ( Bengali: নাফ নদী Naf Nodi IPA: [naf nod̪i]; Burmese: နတ်မြစ် [naʔ mjɪʔ]; Rakhine: နတ်မြစ် [nɛ́ mràɪʔ]) is an international river marking the border of southeastern Bangladesh and northwestern Myanmar. [1]
The Naf's average depth is 128 feet (39 m), and maximum depth is 400 feet (120 m). Its width varies from 1.61 km to 3.22 km.
It flows into the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean, between the Bangladeshi Cox's Bazar District of the Chittagong Division, and the Burmese Rakhine State.
Historically, Shapuree Island, located at the mouth of the river, has played an important role territorially. It is considered one of the immediate causes for the first Anglo-Burmese War. St. Martin's Island is also at the river's mouth.
Regular incidents in which
fishermen and
Burmese
refugees are shot at by the
Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces), and/or refugees are escorted back to Myanmar by Bangladeshi troops have occurred on the Naf River.
These include but are not limited to the following: