Sundarbans
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Sundarbans is a mangrove forest area in the Ganges Delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Hooghly River in India's
Inside the Sundarbans
Village in a clearing of the Sundarbans. Drawing by Frederic Peter Layard after an original sketch of 1839
Farm among paddy fields in the Sundarbans, 2010
Sundari tree (Heritiera littoralis)
Mangrove forest
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Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swamps, mangrove thickets or mangals, are productive wetlands located in tropical and subtropical intertidal zones. Approximately 80 mangrove species exist, all
Sundarbans
…Sundarbans is a mangrove forest area in the Ganges Delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Hooghly…
Mangroves in an ebb tide
Bengal tiger in the Sundarbans
Channel in low tide
The mangrove fern (Acrostichum aureum) can grow vigorously in disturbed areas of mangrove forest.