INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ganges Brahmaputra Delta, also named Ganges Delta, Sunderban Delta or Bengal Delta is situated in Asia where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers discharge into the Bay of Bengal. It is, with a surface area of some 100.000 km2, the world’s largest Delta.

Detailed explanation-2: -The landform created in the lower course of the Ganga-Brahmaputra river is the Sundarban delta. It is home to the Royal Bengal tigers and is the world’s largest and fastest growing delta.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta, one can find a special type of tree called the Sundari tree. Because of the abundance of these trees in those regions, they are also called the Sunderbans.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Sundarbans is a mangrove area in the delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is the world’s largest river delta and it empties into the Bay of Bengal with the combined waters of several river systems, mainly those of the Brahmaputra river and the Ganges river. It is also one of the most fertile regions in the world, thus earning the nickname the Green Delta.