Sea Port of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Friday, March 11, 2011
CHITTAGONG PORT
The Port of Chittagong is the principal and largest Sea Port of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. This port is situated on the right bank of the river Karnafuli at distance of 9 nautical miles from the shore line of the Bay of Bengal. The River Karnafuli rising in the Lushai Hill falls in the Bay of Bengal after taking a winding course of 120 nautical miles through the districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts and Chittagong.
SEAWARD LIMIT
With Patenga Beacon as centre if an arc is drawn seaward with a radius of 5.5 nautical miles till it intercepts the coast line at positions :
Lat 220 18'45" N. Long. 91046'30"E in the North and Lat 22008'13"N.Long 91050'00"E in the South, the area enclosed within the extremities if the arc will from the Seaward limit of the Port of Chittagong.
