Q. New Moore island disappeared in the sea after many years of its creation. This island was claimed by which of the following two neighbors?
Answer: India & Bangladesh
Notes: It was known as New Moore Island in India and South Talpatti Island in Bangladesh. It was an unhabitated island which emerged in the Bay of Bengal in the aftermath of the Bhola cyclone in 1970. It had been created by the delta currents. It was located south of the Hariabhanga river. Now it has disappeared due to raising sea levels. With this the territorial claims of India and Bangladesh have also ended

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