18 Facts About Sundarbans

Sundarbans is a mangrove area in the delta formed by the confluence of the Padma, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal.

Sundarbans is home to the world's largest area of mangrove forests.

In 1911, Sundarbans was described as a tract of waste country that had never been surveyed nor had the census been extended.

Sundarbans is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests.

The remaining forests, taken together with the Sundarbans mangroves, are important habitat for the endangered tiger.

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Mangrove-dominated Ganges Delta – the Sundarbans – is a complex ecosystem comprising one of the three largest single tracts of mangrove forests of the world.

Sundarbans flora is characterised by the abundance of sundari, gewa (Excoecaria agallocha), goran (Ceriops decandra) and keora (Sonneratia apetala) all of which occur prominently throughout the area.

The Sundarbans has been classified as a moist tropical forest demonstrating a whole mosaic of seres, comprising primary colonisation on new accretions to more mature beach forests.

Sundarbans provides a unique ecosystem and a rich wildlife habitat.

The Sundarbans is an important wintering area for migrant water birds and is an area suitable for watching and studying avifauna.

Fish and amphibians in the Sundarbans include sawfish, butter fish, electric ray, common carp, silver carp, barb, river eels, starfish, king crab, fiddler crab, hermit crab, prawn, shrimps, skipper frogs, common toads and tree frogs.

Sundarbans plays an important role in the economy of the southwestern region of Bangladesh as well as in the national economy.

The water houseboat in the Sundarbans is a recent attraction among the tourists.

Part of the Sundarbans is shielded from tidal inflow by leaves and there one finds villages and agriculture.

Sundarbans has a population of over 4 million but much of it is mostly free of permanent human habitation.

Sundarbans area is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, and the population is increasing.

Sundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuary is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bangladesh.

Sundarbans is celebrated through numerous Bengali folk songs and dances, often centred around the folk heroes, gods and goddesses specific to the Sunderbans and to the Lower Gangetic Delta (like Manasa and Chand Sadagar).