VerifiedBBR-1997-0004
Largest contiguous mangrove forest on Earth
About 10,000 km² of tidal mangrove, of which roughly 60% lies inside Bangladesh.
Record holderThe Sundarbans
Date achieved6 December 1997
Official statement
Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, the Sundarbans is the single largest unbroken mangrove tract in the world and the only mangrove habitat of the Bengal tiger. It absorbs the first force of every cyclone that enters the delta.
Criteria met
- 01Contiguous, unbroken forest cover
- 02UNESCO World Heritage inscription
Evidence on file
- Exhibit ATidal channels at low water
- Exhibit BSundari canopy
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Largest river delta on Earth
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