Worlds largest Mangrove Forest

The Sundarbans is a natural region in Bengal. It is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The Sunderbans is approximately 10,000 km2 of which 60% is located in Bangladesh with the remainder in India The Sundarbans National Park is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve located in the Sundarbans delta in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sundarbans South, East and West are three protected forests in Bangladesh.

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Mangrove swamps are found in tropical and subtropical tidal areas. Areas where mangal occurs include estuaries and marine shorelines.

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Mangrove swamps are found in tropical and subtropical tidal areas. Areas where mangal occurs include estuaries and marine shorelines.
Etymology The term " mangrove " comes to English from Spanish (perhaps by way of Portuguese), and is likely to originate from  Guarani . It was earlier "mangrow" (from Portuguese  mangue  or Spanish  mangle ), but this word was corrupted via folk etymology  influe…
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