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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Mangroves byThe Ocean Portal Team A thick stand of mangroves with tangled roots lines an island creek in Panama.Credit: Ilka C. Feller/Smithsonian Institution Mangroves are survivors. With their roots submerged in water, mangrove trees thrive in hot, muddy, salty conditions tha…
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Follow researchers Candy Feller and Dennis Whigham as they scramble, climb, crawl, and creep through the tangled roots of a mangrove forest. Along the way, learn what’s threatening these unique ecosystems where the ocean meets the land. Studying these flooded forests is a c…
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