Arakhan Coast

Off the northern Arakan coast, the Naf River meets the Bay of Bengal near the small island of Saint Martin. Sandstone shores and shallow waters around the island support corals and seagrass despite the muddy currents of the bay. In the late sixteenth century, ships trading across these waters linked the Arakanese ports of Mrauk U and Chittagong with Masulipatam on the Indian coast.