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Sundarbans

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Sundarbans 

the swampy lowland delta region of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers in India and Bangladesh. The Sundarbans is a maze of streams and low-lying islands periodically inundated by the tides and frequently changing in outline. The total area of the islands is about equal to the area of the streams. There are mangrove forests and shrubs, nipa palm groves, ferns, and verbenas. The Sundarbans is sparsely populated. There are breeding grounds for malaria. The name “Sundarbans” probably derives from the sundri tree (20–30 m in height), whose wood is widely used in boat-building.
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Sundarbans National Park is a biosphere reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, tiger reserve and national park.
Sundarbans National Park, Activities to Do and Lodging Facilities by Dave Text / Travel, recreation and leisure community
Byline: ANI Kolkata, Nov 11 (ANI) Thousands of school children, environmentalists and representative of non-governmental organizations walked across several villages located in the estuarine area of the Sundarbans of West Bengal to spread awareness about tiger conservation.
People walk in Sundarbans to spread awareness about tiger conservation by Asian News International
Bangladesh coast guards said Monday they had rescued 46 children living as "bonded labour" on fish farms in the Sundarbans mangrove forest.
Bangladeshi coast guards rescue child labourers by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition
 
 
 
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