INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Mangrove forests grow along the coast and on the edges of deltas. It is mainly found in the areas of coasts influenced by tides. The deltas of the Ganga, the Mahanadi, the Krishna, the Godavari, and the Kaveri are covered by mangrove vegetation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tidal or mangrove forests grow by the side of the coast and on the edges of the deltas. The fertile deltas of the Cauvery, Krishna, Mahanadi, Godavari, and Ganga comprises of mangrove forest. In the state of West Bengal, these forests are known as ‘Sundarbans the name after the largest delta.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mangrove forests are found in the deltas of rivers where the soil is salty and waterlogged.

Detailed explanation-5: -The major mangroves in India are found at Sundarbans Groves, Mahanadi Mangroves, Krishna Godavari Mangroves, Mangroves of Gujarat, Ratnagiri Mangroves, Goa Mangroves, Cauvery Deltaic Mangroves, Krishna-Godavari Mangroves and Andaman Nicobar Mangroves.