Sonadia Island
Sonadia Island is a small island of about 9 square kilometres (3.5 square miles), offshore of the Cox's Bazaar coast in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.
Transport
Sonadia is seen as a potential deepwater port lying on the Bay of Bengal that could serve the landlocked parts of India, Myanmar and China.[1]
Rail connections have yet to be built, and the question of gauge has yet to be resolved as the following gauges are in use or possible:
- 1,676 mm (66 in) - Bangladesh, India
- 1,000 mm (39 in) - Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, etc.
- 1,435 mm (56 in) - China
See also
References
Coordinates: 21°29′N 91°54′E / 21.483°N 91.900°E
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