The Sundarban

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The Sundarbans is a vast forest on the coast of the Bay of Bengal, one of the natural wonders of the world. Located in the delta of the Ganges, Meghna and Brahmaputra river basins, this magnificent forest covers Khulna, Satkhira and Bagerhat districts of Bangladesh and two districts of the Indian state of West Bengal, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas. As the largest mangrove forest in the coastal saline environment, the Sundarbans is the largest uninterrupted forest in the world. The 10,000-sq.

The Sundarbans was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on December 6, 1997. Although Bangladesh and India are in fact adjacent parts of the same uninterrupted territory, they have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List under different names; Named 'Sundarbans' and 'Sundarbans National Park' respectively. The Sundarbans is entangled like a net with small archipelagos with marine currents, mud chars and salinity of mangrove forests. 31.1 per cent of the total forest area, i.e. 1,84 sq km, is covered by rivers, creeks, beels and waterlogged areas.. According to the survey, there are 108 tigers and 100,000 to 150,000 Chitra deer in the Sundarbans now. On 21 May 1992, the Sundarbans was recognized as a Ramsar site. Thousands of tourists visit the Sundarbans every year. Numerous tourists from home and abroad are fascinated by the unique beauty of the Sundarbans. By visiting the Sundarbans he gained various knowledge from its nature.

★Name Editing..

In Bengal, Sundarbans literally means beautiful jungle or beautiful forest land. The Sundarbans may have been named after the Sundari tree, which grows abundantly there. Other possible explanations may be that it is named after the "sea forest" or "moon-dam" (ancient aboriginal). However, it is generally believed that the Sundarbans is named after the Sundari tree.

★Geographical conditions

The ecosystem of the Sundarbans, located in the Ganges basin, is one of the three largest mangrove forests in the world. The vast majority of the Sundarbans (82%) across the two neighboring countries of Bangladesh and India is located in the south-west of Bangladesh. Bay of Bengal to the south; It is bounded on the east by the Baleshwar river and on the north by land with higher cultivation density. Apart from the main tributaries of the river in the highlands, the streams are largely bounded by embankments and low lands. In fact, the Sundarbans was supposed to cover an area of about 16,600 sq km. (As of 200 years ago). At least its current size is about one-third that of the former. At present the total land area is 4,143 sq. Km. (With an area of 42 sq. Km of sand) and the area of the remaining streams including rivers, creeks and canals is 1.84 sq. Km. The rivers of the Sundarbans are the meeting place of salt water and fresh water. So this area is the middle ground between the fresh water of the river coming from the Ganges and the salt water of the Bay of Bengal. It is present in Satkhira, Khulna, Bagerhat, Patuakhali region in Bangladesh. The Sundarbans is located in the southwestern part of Bangladesh.

The Sundarbans has been formed by the accumulation of sediments that have naturally separated from the upper reaches due to the inflow of currents along the Bay of Bengal for thousands of years. Its geographical structure is deltaic, with numerous streams on the surface and earthen walls and mudflats scattered on the surface. It also includes marginal grasslands, sands and islands above the average sea level, which are covered like a net with canals, earthen walls, primitive deltaic mud and accumulated silt. The elevation of the Sundarbans varies from 0.9 m to 2.11 m. above sea level.

Biological elements play an important role in the formation process of marine matter and biodiversity. Varieties like beaches, estuaries, permanent and transient wetlands, mud chars, creeks, dunes, earthen mounds are formed.