Question

    Mangrove vegetation in India is most extensive in ________.

    A Malabar Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Rann of Kutch Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Sunderbans Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The Sundarbans National Park is located in West Bengal  with an area of 1,330 km² . The park is home to the Royal Bengal tiger, estuarine crocodile and Ganges River dolphin. It got the UNESCO World Heritage Site title in 1987. The name Sundarbans derived from sundri or sundari, the name of the large mangrove trees over there.

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