Sundarbans National Park

The Sundarbans have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Since 1966, the Sundarbans have been a wildlife sanctuary, and it is estimated that there are now 400 Royal Bengal tigers and about 30,000 spotted deer in the area. On the coast of the Ganges Delta by the Bay of Bengal, the Sundarbans (Bengali: সুন্দরবন SHOON-dohr-bohn) are the largest littoral mangrove belt in the world, stretching 80 km (50 mi) into the Bangladeshi and Indian hinterland from the coast. The forests aren't just mangrove swamps though, they include some of the last remaining stands of the mighty jungles which once covered the Gangetic Plains. The Sundarbans cover an area of , of which about one-third is covered in water or marsh areas. The Sundarbans are a plastic free zone, so if you bring any plastic with you, remember to take it out when you leave. This article covers the entire Sundarbans Tiger Reserve, along with some transition islands north of the reserve.