St. Martin's Island (Bengali: সেন্ট মার্টিন্স দ্বীপ) could be a tiny island (area solely eight km2) within the northeastern a part of the Bay of geographical region, regarding nine klick south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf ground, and forming the southmost a part of Bangladesh. there's alittle connected island that's separated at high water, known as Chera Dwip. it's regarding eight kilometres (5 miles) west of the northwest coast of Union of Burma, at the mouth of the Naf watercourse.
The first settlement started 250 years agone by Arabian sailors United Nations agency named the island 'Jazeera'. throughout British occupation the island was named St. Martin Island. throughout the primary Anglo-Burmese War between British people and Burmese empires in 1824–1826, rival claims to the island were a serious issue.
The native names of the island square measure "Narikel jinjira"[3] which implies 'Coconut Island' in Bengali, and "Daruchini Dwip" which implies "Cinnamon island" in Bengali. it's the sole coral island in Bangladesh.It is conjointly the southmost half among Extreme Points of Bangladesh
