The Sunderbans is named after the Sundari trees which are found in abundance in this area. The Sunderbans is a deltaic region spread across India and Bangladesh. It is home to the largest halophytic mangrove forest in the world. Two great Indian rivers, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra converge in the Bengal basin to form the Sunderbans delta.
The eco-geography of this area is totally dependent on the tidal effects of two flow tides and two ebb tides. Hundreds of islands form within a day as the tides deposit slit in several beds. Many of them disappear along with the tidal action.
The Sunderbans is known for Bengal tigers, Leopard cats, Ridley sea turtle, wild boar, jungle cat and foxes are also found here. Irrawaddy dolphins too are found here in abundance.
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