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Sundarbans National Park

Natural World Heritage property in India, inscribed in 1987 under criteria (ix), (x).

Sundarbans National Park, India
Photo: Soumyajit Nandy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
India
Year of inscription
1987
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
1,330 km²
Location
South 24 Parganas district
What it is
national park
Founded or built
1984
Reference
WHC 452 · Wikidata Q532440

Why it is on the List

(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Sundarbans Reserved Forest, Bangladesh85 kmSundarbans Reserved ForestBangladesh · 1997NaturalMosque City of Bagerhat, Bangladesh145 kmMosque City of BagerhatBangladesh · 1985CulturalSantiniketan, India241 kmSantiniketanIndia · 2023CulturalKonark Sun Temple, India345 kmKonark Sun TempleIndia · 1984CulturalSomapura Mahavihara, Bangladesh366 kmSomapura MahaviharaBangladesh · 1985CulturalMahabodhi Temple, India505 kmMahabodhi TempleIndia · 2002Cultural
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