Sundarbans

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UNESCO World Heritage Site biosphere reserve mangrove forest

The Sundarbans is a vast mangrove forest and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta, famed for its rich biodiversity and Bengal tiger population.

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All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
Sundarbans canonical 14
Sundarbans National Park 9
Sundarbans mangrove forest 8

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
biosphere reserve ⓘ
mangrove forest ⓘ
area approximately 10000 square kilometres ⓘ
approximately 4000 square kilometres in India ⓘ
approximately 6000 square kilometres in Bangladesh ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form: Bangladesh

India ⓘ
dominantVegetation mangrove species ⓘ
ecosystemType mangrove ecosystem ⓘ
governingBody Bangladesh Forest Department ⓘ
West Bengal Forest Department ⓘ
hasPart Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary ⓘ
surface form: Haliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary

Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary ⓘ
Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary ⓘ
Sundarbans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sundarbans National Park

Sundarbans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sundarbans Reserve Forest (Bangladesh)
IUCNCategory mixed protected area ⓘ
knownFor Bengal tiger population ⓘ
complex network of tidal waterways ⓘ
largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world ⓘ
mudflats and small islands ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn Bay of Bengal ⓘ
surface form: Bay of Bengal coastal region

Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system ⓘ
surface form: Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta

South Asia ⓘ
notableFauna Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) ⓘ
Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) ⓘ
Crocodylus ⓘ
surface form: estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) ⓘ
olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) ⓘ
spotted deer (Axis axis) ⓘ
various kingfisher species ⓘ
notableFlora Avicennia officinalis ⓘ
Excoecaria agallocha (gewa) ⓘ
Heritiera fomes (sundri tree) ⓘ
partOf Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system ⓘ
surface form: Brahmaputra River delta

Sundarbans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ganges River delta

Sundarbans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Meghna River delta
providesEcosystemService carbon sequestration ⓘ
coastal protection ⓘ
nursery habitat for fish ⓘ
RamsarDesignationYear 1992 ⓘ
RamsarSite true ⓘ
supportsHumanActivity ecotourism ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
honey collection ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
cyclones ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
salinity intrusion ⓘ
sea-level rise ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria ix ⓘ
x ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1987 ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ganges → deltaName → Sundarbans ⓘ
Bengal → hasGeographicFeature → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans mangrove forest
Bay of Bengal → hasMajorRiverDelta → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta
Bay of Bengal → hasFeature → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans mangrove forest
Sundarbans → partOf → Sundarbans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ganges River delta
Sundarbans → partOf → Sundarbans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meghna River delta
Sundarbans → hasPart → Sundarbans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans National Park
Sundarbans → hasPart → Sundarbans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans Reserve Forest (Bangladesh)
West Bengal → containsTown → Sundarbans ⓘ
West Bengal → containsProtectedArea → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans National Park
West Bengal → hasUNESCOSite → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans National Park
West Bengal → hasRegion → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans delta
Indian state of West Bengal → contains → Sundarbans ⓘ
subject surface form: West Bengal
Indian state of West Bengal → hasProtectedArea → Sundarbans ⓘ
subject surface form: West Bengal
this entity surface form: Sundarbans National Park
eastern India → hasImportantEcosystem → Sundarbans ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern India
this entity surface form: Sundarbans mangrove forest
eastern India → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Sundarbans ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern India
this entity surface form: Sundarbans National Park
Khulna → isGatewayTo → Sundarbans ⓘ
Khulna → isGatewayTo → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans mangrove forest
Khulna → nearbyProtectedArea → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans Reserve Forest
West Bengal coast → contains → Sundarbans ⓘ
West Bengal coast → contains → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans mangrove forest
West Bengal coast → ecoregion → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans mangroves
West Bengal coast → hasProtectedArea → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans National Park
West Bengal coast → hasProtectedArea → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
West Bengal coast → UNESCOSite → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans National Park
Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary → locatedIn → Sundarbans ⓘ
Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary → locatedInEcoregion → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans mangroves
Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary → partOf → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian Sundarbans
Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary → partOf → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary → locatedIn → Sundarbans ⓘ
Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary → partOf → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian Sundarbans
Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary → partOf → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) → introducedTo → Sundarbans ⓘ
subject surface form: Bengal tiger
this entity surface form: Sundarbans mangrove forest
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta → contains → Sundarbans ⓘ
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta → ecoregionIncludes → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans mangrove ecoregion
North 24 Parganas district → containsProtectedArea → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans region (northern part)
South 24 Parganas district → contains → Sundarbans ⓘ
South 24 Parganas district → contains → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans mangrove forest
South 24 Parganas district → contains → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
South 24 Parganas district → contains → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans National Park
South 24 Parganas district → hasNotableProtectedArea → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans National Park
South 24 Parganas district → knownFor → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans mangrove forests
Division: Khulna Division → contains → Sundarbans ⓘ
subject surface form: Khulna Division
Division: Khulna Division → contains → Sundarbans ⓘ
subject surface form: Khulna Division
this entity surface form: Sundarbans mangrove forest
Division: Khulna Division → hasProtectedArea → Sundarbans ⓘ
subject surface form: Khulna Division
this entity surface form: Sundarbans Reserve Forest
Division: Khulna Division → hasUNESCOSite → Sundarbans ⓘ
subject surface form: Khulna Division
Khulna Division → near → Sundarbans ⓘ
Khulna Division → containsProtectedArea → Sundarbans ⓘ
Sundarbans Tiger Reserve → locatedIn → Sundarbans ⓘ
Sundarbans Tiger Reserve → partOf → Sundarbans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve