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The Sundarbans (Bengali: সুন্দরবন, romanized: Shundorbôn, lit. 'Wonderful timberland', Bengali elocution: is a mangrove zone in the delta framed by the juncture of Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It ranges from the Hooghly River in India's province of West Bengal to the Baleswar River in Bangladesh. It includes shut and open mangrove backwoods, horticulturally utilized land, mudflats and desolate land, and is crossed by various tidal streams and channels. Four ensured zones in the Sundarbans are enrolled as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, viz Sundarbans National Park, Sundarbans West, Sundarbans South and Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuaries.
