West Bengal

Capital · Kolkata · a state spanning the Himalayan foothills, the Gangetic delta and the Bay of Bengal coast

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Rivers

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

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Teesta7.8 km

Origin: Glaciers near the Tso Lhamo lake, Sikkim

Mouth: Joins the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh

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Damodar7.8 km

Origin: Chhotanagpur Plateau, Jharkhand

Mouth: Joins the Hooghly near Falta

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Mahananda170.5 km

Origin: Himalayan foothills near Darjeeling

Mouth: Joins the Ganga in Bangladesh

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Rupnarayan7.8 km

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Ajay7.8 km

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Torsa7.8 km

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Ramsar Wetland

Sundarbans Wetland

Ramsar 2370, largest mangrove forest | coord: unverified

Ramsar 2370, largest mangrove forest.

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East Kolkata Wetlands

Ramsar 1208 | coord: unverified

Ramsar 1208.

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East Calcutta Wetlands

Ramsar; West Bengal | coord: verified (2.12km agreement)

Ramsar; West Bengal.

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Biosphere Reserve

Sundarbans Biosphere

UNESCO | coord: verified (official checklist)

UNESCO.

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National Park

Sundarbans NP

UNESCO, Royal Bengal Tiger | coord: manually placed

UNESCO, Royal Bengal Tiger.

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Buxa NP

Tiger reserve | coord: manually placed

Tiger reserve.

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Gorumara NP

coord: manually placed

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Neora Valley NP

coord: manually placed

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Singalila NP

coord: manually placed

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Jaldapara NP

coord: manually placed

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Wildlife Sanctuary

Mahananda WLS

coord: manually placed

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Senchal WLS

coord: manually placed

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Dams & reservoirs

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Farakka Barrage