INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world, located in the Ganges River delta in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mangrove forests are found in the deltas of rivers Ganga, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, and Kaveri. Some trees found in these forests include sundari, palms, keora, agar, and coconut.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140, 000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is adjacent to the border of India’s Sundarbans World Heritage site inscribed in 1987.

Detailed explanation-4: -To be able to breathe in the highly clogged and saline soil, they have structures called breathing roots. Delta and coastal areas have Mangrove forests. So, this is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sundarban National Park It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta, and adjacent to the Sundarbans Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. The delta is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger.