True, Isla de Marajo, in the mouth of the Amazon in Brazil, is the real holder of that title. But if Marajo is bigger than Majuli, Majuli is certainly home to far more people: more than 150,000 of them, on something like 500 sq km. And they face a unique and grave problem: the island is being steadily eroded by the Brahmaputra. Just since 1991, half of Majuli has been washed away. This is the problem where everyone should try to put the spotlight on.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 5:49 AM, Sanjib Baruah <bar...@bard.edu> wrote: > > 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" <w.sa...@indiawijzer.nl> > To: supportachild-as...@yahoogroups.com > Cc: "Assamnet" <assam@assamnet.org> > 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 > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
