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.

Aliases (10)

Sundarbans National Park ×7
Sundarbans mangrove forest ×5
Ganges River delta ×1
Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta ×1
Meghna River delta ×1
Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve ×1
Sundarbans Reserve Forest ×1
Sundarbans Reserve Forest (Bangladesh) ×1
Sundarbans delta ×1
Sundarbans mangroves ×1

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	Bangladesh → India →
dominantVegetation	mangrove species →
ecosystemType	mangrove ecosystem →
governingBody	Bangladesh Forest Department → West Bengal Forest Department →
hasPart	Haliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary → Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary → Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary → Sundarbans National Park → 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 coastal region → Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta → South Asia →
notableFauna	Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) → Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) → 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	Brahmaputra River delta → Ganges River delta → 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 (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
West Bengal → West Bengal coast → West Bengal coast ("Sundarbans mangrove forest") →	contains
West Bengal ("Sundarbans National Park") → West Bengal coast ("Sundarbans National Park") → West Bengal coast ("Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve") →	hasProtectedArea
Sundarbans ("Sundarbans National Park") → Sundarbans ("Sundarbans Reserve Forest (Bangladesh)") →	hasPart
Khulna → Khulna ("Sundarbans mangrove forest") →	isGatewayTo
Sundarbans ("Ganges River delta") → Sundarbans ("Meghna River delta") →	partOf
West Bengal ("Sundarbans National Park") →	containsProtectedArea
West Bengal →	containsTown
Ganges →	deltaName
West Bengal coast ("Sundarbans mangroves") →	ecoregion
Bay of Bengal ("Sundarbans mangrove forest") →	hasFeature
Bengal ("Sundarbans mangrove forest") →	hasGeographicFeature
Eastern India ("Sundarbans mangrove forest") →	hasImportantEcosystem
Bay of Bengal ("Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta") →	hasMajorRiverDelta
West Bengal ("Sundarbans delta") →	hasRegion
West Bengal ("Sundarbans National Park") →	hasUNESCOSite
Eastern India ("Sundarbans National Park") →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Khulna ("Sundarbans Reserve Forest") →	nearbyProtectedArea
West Bengal coast ("Sundarbans National Park") →	UNESCOSite