Videos tagged with "island"

THE LONGEST BEACH [00:30]
ST. MARTIN ISLAND,COX'SBAZAR,BANGLADESH
Tags: ST., MARTIN, ISLAND, COX'SBAZAR, BANGLADESH

Tourism in Bangladesh [05:34]
St. Martins island, a Beautiful Coral island of Bangladesh
Tags: tourism, in, Bangladesh

Narikel Jinjira (Bangladesh) [03:00]
Narikel Jinjira (Saint Martin's Island), the only coral island in the country, is one of the most beautiful places I have traveled in Bangladesh. Here are few shots (25 to be precise) from our last trip (October 24-26, 2009). Details about the island here: en.wikipedia.org
Tags: Narikel, Jinjira, saint martin, st. martin, bangladesh, cox's bazar, chittagong, natural beauty

MI HERMANO SANTI EN BANGLADESH [08:45]
Viaje de mi hermano Santi a Bangladesh uno de los paises mas pobres del mundo. Fue con emigrantes de alli que han montado un bar en el barrio en el que crecimos en Hospitalet. Pais precioso, barato, sin ningun problema para los extranjeros a pesar de ser de mayoria musulmana y con una gente alegre y hospitalaria.
Tags: BANGLADESH, VIAJE, ASIA, NATURALEZA, CORAL ISLAND, BENGALI

A trip to Saint Martin Island [02:42]
St. Martin's Island is a small island in the northeast part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, and forming the southernmost part of Bangladesh. It is the only coral island in Bangladesh. It is about 8 km west of the northwest coast of Myanmar at the mouth of the Naf River. The local name of the island is "Narical Gingira", also spelled "Narikel Janjina/Jinjera", translated from Bangla, meaning 'Coconut Island'. St. Martin's Island has become a popular tourist spot. Currently, three shipping liners run daily trips to the island, including Sea-Truck and Keary-Sindbad. Tourists can book their trip either from Chittagong or from Cox's Bazar. The surrounding coral reef of the island has an extension named Chera Dwip. In the past 5 years St. Martin's visitor population has increased dramatically. While this situation has proven to be lucrative for the islanders, it is causing the natural beauty of the island to deteriorate. Presently there are many efforts being put forth to preserve the several endagered species of turtles that nest on the island, as well as the corals, some of which are found only on Narikel Jinjera. Pieces of the coral reef are being removed in order to be sold to tourists.[1] Nesting turtles are sometimes taken for food, and their hatchlings are often distracted by the twinkling lights along the beach. Species of fish, a few just recently discovered, are being overfished. Every year the fishermen must ...
Tags: St. Martin Island, Saint Martin Island, Bangladesh, Vacation