West Bengal
Capital · Kolkata · a state spanning the Himalayan foothills, the Gangetic delta and the Bay of Bengal coast
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Capital · Kolkata · a state spanning the Himalayan foothills, the Gangetic delta and the Bay of Bengal coast
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Ganga7.8 km
Origin: Gangotri Glacier, Uttarakhand
Mouth: Bifurcates at Farakka into the Bhagirathi-Hooghly (West Bengal) and the main Padma (Bangladesh)
Major dams: Farakka Barrage
Show on map →Teesta7.8 km
Origin: Glaciers near the Tso Lhamo lake, Sikkim
Mouth: Joins the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh
Show on map →Damodar7.8 km
Origin: Chhotanagpur Plateau, Jharkhand
Mouth: Joins the Hooghly near Falta
Show on map →Mahananda170.5 km
Origin: Himalayan foothills near Darjeeling
Mouth: Joins the Ganga in Bangladesh
Show on map →Rupnarayan7.8 km
Show on map →Ajay7.8 km
Show on map →Torsa7.8 km
Show on map →Sundarbans Wetland
Ramsar 2370, largest mangrove forest | coord: unverified
Ramsar 2370, largest mangrove forest.
Show on map →East Kolkata Wetlands
Ramsar 1208 | coord: unverified
Ramsar 1208.
Show on map →East Calcutta Wetlands
Ramsar; West Bengal | coord: verified (2.12km agreement)
Ramsar; West Bengal.
Show on map →Sundarbans Biosphere
UNESCO | coord: verified (official checklist)
UNESCO.
Show on map →Sundarbans NP
UNESCO, Royal Bengal Tiger | coord: manually placed
UNESCO, Royal Bengal Tiger.
Show on map →Buxa NP
Tiger reserve | coord: manually placed
Tiger reserve.
Show on map →Gorumara NP
coord: manually placed
Show on map →Neora Valley NP
coord: manually placed
Show on map →Singalila NP
coord: manually placed
Show on map →Jaldapara NP
coord: manually placed
Show on map →Mahananda WLS
coord: manually placed
Show on map →Senchal WLS
coord: manually placed
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