Sundarbans National Park
Also known as Sundarban National Park, Sunderban National Park, Sunderbans National Park
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (ix), (x).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1987
Area
133,010 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sundarbans National Park is about 80 km south-east of Haldia. The nearest other World Heritage site is The Sundarbans, about 85 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Haldia · about 201,000 peopleabout 80 km north-west
- Kolkata · about 14,787,000 peopleabout 95 km north-west
- Haora · about 4,842,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
- Bhatpara · about 483,000 peopleabout 120 km north
- Khulna · about 1,553,000 peopleabout 150 km north-east
- Jashore · about 244,000 peopleabout 160 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BangladeshNatural85 km away
BangladeshCultural145 km away
IndiaCultural241 km away
IndiaCultural345 km away
BangladeshCultural366 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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