Sundarbans facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sundarbans |
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Sun in the Sundarbans
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 Sundarbans
Location in Bangladesh
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| Location | Khulna Division, Bangladesh |
| Nearest city | Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat |
| Governing body | Government of Bangladesh |
| Official name: Sundarbans Reserved Forest | |
| Designated: | 21 May 1992 |
| Reference #: | 560 |
| Official name: Sundarban Wetland | |
| Designated: | 30 January 2019 |
| Reference #: | 2370 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Official name | The Sundarbans |
| Location | Khulna Division, Bangladesh |
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| Criteria | Natural: (ix)(x) |
| Inscription | 1997 (21st Session) |
| Area | 139,500 ha (539 sq mi) |
The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The Sunderbans is a UNESCO World Heritage Site covering parts of Khulna Division of Bangladesh. This is because it is made up of lots of cities.
The Sundarbans National Park is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve. It is in the Sundarbans delta in the Indian state of West Bengal. This region is covered by mangrove forests. It is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger.
Images for kids
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During monsoon the paddy fields in the Sunderbans are entirely flooded.
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Police Boat Patrolling in Sundarban National Park, West Bengal
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A map of the protected areas of the Indian Sunderbans, showing the boundaries of the tiger reserve, the national park and the three wildlife sanctuaries, conservation and lodging centres, subsistence towns, and access points. The entire forested (dark green) area constitutes the Biosphere Reserve, with the remaining forests outside the national park and wildlife sanctuaries being given the status of a reserve forest.
See also
In Spanish: Sundarbans para niños
