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While moving ahead to Hiron Point, Sundarban, find this scenario, a standalone tree and a tiny boat in this immense water reminds theirs existence, courage to stand against all hostility.
The Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a wildlife sanctuary. The largest littoral mangrove forest in the world, it covers an area of 38,500 sq km, about one third of which is covered in water. It is estimated that there are now approximately 400 Royal Bengal tigers and about 30,000 spotted deer in the area. Bagerhat, Bangladesh. © Mustafiz Mamun / Bengal Pix
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Sundarbans Forest. This is the largest single growth of tidal mangrove forest in the world. This is a vast delta on the Bay of Bengal formed by the convergence of three separate rivers; Padma, Meghna, and Brahmaputra. The forest covers an area of approximately 3,861 sq. miles (10,000 sq. km). Two thirds of this area is in Bangladesh, while the other third lies within the Indian state of West Bengal. The Sundarbans is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Sundarbans is riddled with a naturally occurring network of rivers, canals, and creeks. This massive mangrove forest serves as a natural barrier against cyclone driven flooding of the area. This unique environment is a confluence of both fresh and saltwater. The areas also serves as a home for hundreds of animal species, including the endangered Bengal Tiger. Since the region is a delicate balance of fresh and saltwater, it is particularly sensitive to climate change. 200 years ago the area was approximately 3 times the size it is currently. #ourbreathingplanet
The characteristic creeks of Sundarban, the world's largest mangrove forest,in the Ganges delta, India and Bangladesh.
The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal.
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The Sundarbans*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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State Party Bangladesh,
West Bengal (India)
Type Natural
Criteria ix, x
Reference 798
Region** Asia
Inscription history
Inscription 1997 (21st Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.
** Region as classified by UNESCO.
The Sundarbans (Bengali: সুন্দরবন Shundorbôn) is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world.[1] The name Sundarban can be literally translated as "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language (Sundar, "beautiful" and bans, "forest" or "jungle"). The name may have been derived from the Sundari trees that are found in Sundarbans in large numbers. Alternatively, it has been proposed that the name is a corruption of Samudraban (Bengali: সমুদ্রবন Shomudrobôn "Sea Forest") or Chandra-bandhe (name of a primitive tribe). But the generally accepted view is the one associated with Sundari trees.[1]
The forest lies at the feet of the Ganges and is spread across areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, forming the seaward fringe of the delta. The seasonally-flooded Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests lie inland from the mangrove forests. The forest covers 10,000 km2 of which about 6,000 are in Bangladesh.[2] It became inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1997, but while the Bangladeshi and Indian portions constitute the same continuous ecotope, these are separately listed in the UNESCO world heritage list as the Sundarbans and Sundarbans National Park, respectively. The Sundarbans is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests. The area is known for the eponymous Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), as well as numerous fauna including species of birds, spotted deer, crocodiles and snakes. It is estimated that there are now 500[citation needed] Bengal tigers and about 30,000 spotted deer in the area. Sundarbans was designated a Ramsar site on May 21, 1992. The fertile soils of the delta have been subject to intensive human use for centuries, and the ecoregion has been mostly converted to intensive agriculture, with few enclaves of forest remaining. The remaining forests, together with the Sundarbans mangroves, are important habitat for the endangered tiger.
The wood was caused by Cyclone Sidr on an otherwise immaculate beach
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Fishing boats in the Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a wildlife sanctuary of Bangladesh and the largest littoral mangrove forest in the world, it covers an area of 38,500 sq km, about a third of which is covered in water. Satkhira Bangladesh. © Mustafiz Mamun / Bengal Pix
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“Grooming up my nets, going to sail out tonight at distant waters to gamble with my Life, to try a Luck deep into the Ocean. Hope I return to bring up the smile to my wife’s face and my starving children. May the Sea Princess protect me with all her might. Adieu . “
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