This makes Sundarbans unique!

The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world, spanning India and Bangladesh.

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It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned for its rich biodiversity of flora and fauna.

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The forest was formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal.

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The Sundarbans has four protected areas recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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Human habitation in the Sundarbans dates back to the Mauryan era.

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The British East India Company completed mapping the area in 1764.

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In 1857, a large portion of the mangrove forests was designated as reserved forests under the Indian Forest Act of 1865.

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The Sundarbans is famous for the Royal Bengal Tiger, with around 180 tigers as of the latest censuses.

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The region is home to other notable species like the Ganges and Irawadi dolphins, estuarine crocodiles, and the critically endangered river terrapin.

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This makes Sundarbans unique!

This makes Sundarbans unique!

The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world, spanning India and Bangladesh.

The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world, spanning India and Bangladesh.

It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned for its rich biodiversity of flora and fauna.

It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned for its rich biodiversity of flora and fauna.

The forest was formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal.

The forest was formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal.

The Sundarbans has four protected areas recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The Sundarbans has four protected areas recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Human habitation in the Sundarbans dates back to the Mauryan era.

Human habitation in the Sundarbans dates back to the Mauryan era.

The British East India Company completed mapping the area in 1764.

The British East India Company completed mapping the area in 1764.

In 1857, a large portion of the mangrove forests was designated as reserved forests under the Indian Forest Act of 1865.

In 1857, a large portion of the mangrove forests was designated as reserved forests under the Indian Forest Act of 1865.

The Sundarbans is famous for the Royal Bengal Tiger, with around 180 tigers as of the latest censuses.

The Sundarbans is famous for the Royal Bengal Tiger, with around 180 tigers as of the latest censuses.

The region is home to other notable species like the Ganges and Irawadi dolphins, estuarine crocodiles, and the critically endangered river terrapin.

The region is home to other notable species like the Ganges and Irawadi dolphins, estuarine crocodiles, and the critically endangered river terrapin.

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