Sundarbans
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| The Sundarbans | |
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| সুন্দরবন | |
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| Location | Khulna Diveesion, Bangladesh |
| Nearest ceety | Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat |
| Coordinates | 21°56′59″N 89°10′59.988″E / 21.94972°N 89.18333000°ECoordinates: 21°56′59″N 89°10′59.988″E / 21.94972°N 89.18333000°E |
| Aurie | 139,500 ha (345,000 acres) |
| Established | 1991 |
| Govrenin body | Govrenment o Bangladesh |
| Type: | Natural |
| Criterie: | ix, x |
| Designatit: | 1997 (21st session) |
| Reference No. | 798 |
| State Pairty: |  Bangladesh |
| Region: | Asie-Paceefic |
| Offeecial name: Sundarbans Reserved Forest | |
| Designatit: | 21 Mey 1992[1] |
The Sundarbans (Bengali: সুন্দরবন, Shundorbôn) is the lairgest single block o tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the warld.[2] The Sunderbans is a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid, maist o which situatit in Bangladesh an the remainin in Indie.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Ramsar List". Ramsar.org. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ Pasha, Mostafa Kamal; Siddiqui, Neaz Ahmad (2003). "Sundarbans". In Islam, Sirajul. Banglapedia: national chakra encyclopedia of Bangladesh chakra. Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6.
