Learn about the largest river delta in the world, its biodiversity, and how to reach it from Kolkata. Explore the mangrove forests, spot tigers, dolphins, and birds, and enjoy village tours and night safaris. Sundarban , the largest delta in the world, consists of 10,200 sq km of Mangrove Forest , spread over India (4200 sq km of Reserved Forest) and Bangladesh (6000 sq km approx of Reserved Forest) and is also the largest Mangrove Forest in the world. Another 5400 sq km of non-forest, inhabited region in India , along the north and north-western fringe of mangrove forest, is also known as Sundarban region in India . Hence, the total area of Sundarban region in India is 9600 sq km which ... Sundarbans (Bengali: সুন্দরবন; pronounced / sʌnˈdɑːrbənz /) is a mangrove forest area in the Ganges Delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Hooghly River in India 's state of West Bengal to the Baleswar River in Bangladesh 's Khulna Division. It comprises closed and open mangrove forests, land used for agricultural purpose, mudflats and barren land, and is intersected by multiple tidal ... The Sundarban Delta , located in the southwestern part of Bangladesh and the southeastern part of India, is a unique and diverse ecosystem that spans over 10,000 square kilometers.
