A recent news report in the Telegraph said Majuli was 1,244 square km in 1950, and is now 650 square km.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151223/jsp/northeast/story_59886.jsp#.VoEftVLBTPM I suspect what complicates measurements a bit is that Majuli is not a single land mass. It has a mainland – where the most of the places we associate with Majuli, the Xatras, government departments etc are -- and a large number of chars and chaporis. Officially the island has 34 chaporis. Some these chaporis are connected to the mainland during the dry months , but others are permanently separated. Sanjib Baruah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wahid Saleh - Indiawijzer" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: "Assamnet" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 5:33:48 AM Subject: [Assam] Looking for right information As an Assamese we proudly say that Majuli is the biggest river-island in the world. It might have been once upon a time. But due to different reason every year we are offering a part of Majuli to Brahmaputra. I have come across information on the internet announcing that Majuli is no longer the largest river-island in the world. 1. According to World Island Information Majuli is the 7th largest river-island in the world http://www.worldislandinfo.com/MISINFORMATION.htm 2. Wikipedia mentions that Marajó island of Brasil is the largest river-island of the world. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maraj%C3%B3> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maraj%C3%B3 Marajó is an island located at the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil. It is part of the state of Pará. Marajó is the largest fluvial island in the world, and the second largest island in South America. With a land area of 40,100 square kilometres (15,500 sq mi) Marajó is comparable in size to Switzerland. It is approximately 295 kilometres (183 mi) long and 200 kilometres (120 mi) wide This is also mentioned by Britannica. <http://www.britannica.com/place/Marajo-Island> http://www.britannica.com/place/Marajo-Island Greetings, Wahid _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
