What is St. Martin's Island?
{{Infobox islands | name = St. Martin | image_name = Saint Martin's Island.JPG | image_caption = Natural beauty of St. Martin Island | image_size = | image_map = | native_name = Narical Gingira (Bengali)<br> Daruchini Dip (Bengali) | native_name_link = | nickname = | location = [[Bay of Bengal]] | coordinates = {{Coord|20|37|38.12|N|92|19|21.28|E|}} | archipelago = | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = 8 | length_km = | width_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | country = Bangladesh | country_admin_divisions_title = | country_admin_divisions = | country_capital = | country_largest_city = | country_largest_city_population = | population = 7,000 | population_as_of = 2006 | density_km2 = 875 | demonym = | ethnic_groups = | additional_info = }} '''St. Martin's Island''' is a small island (about 8 square kilometres) in the northeast of the [[Bay of Bengal]]. It is about 9&nbsp;km south of the tip of the [[Cox's Bazar]]-[[Teknaf]] peninsula, and is the southernmost part of [[Bangladesh]]. There is a small connected island that is separated at high tide, called [[Chhera Island]]. It is about 8&nbsp;km west of the northwest coast of [[Myanmar]], at the mouth of the [[Naf River]]. The island is 7.315 km long and is aligned NNW and SSE. Geographically, it is divided into three parts. The northern part is called Narikel Jinjira or Uttarpara and is 2,134m long and 1,402m wide. The southern part is known as Dakshinpara, which is 1,929m long, with a narrow tail of 1,890m towards the southeast, and a maximum width of 975m. A narrow central belt or Maddhyapara connects the two parts. The length and the width of this belt are about 1,524m and 518m respectively and the narrowest collar is known as Golachipa. In addition to the main island there are a number of tiny islets ranging from 100 to 500 sq m which are lo