India BioWatch
OverviewSnapshotClimateForestBiodiversityAirPolicyCompareWetlandsProtected AreasRiversExplainersTimeline
India BioWatch

Real-time climate, ecology and biodiversity data for India — CO₂ levels, air quality, forest fires, and species conservation status.

Data

  • Climate
  • Air Quality
  • Forest & Land
  • Biodiversity

Places

  • Compare
  • Wetlands
  • Protected Areas
  • Rivers

Resources

  • Policy
  • Explainers
  • Timeline
  • Snapshot
  • About
  • Sitemap
© 2026 India BioWatch. All rights reserved. Data sourced from NOAA, NASA, CPCB, eBird, IUCN, GBIF, FIRMS & GFW.
← All Wetlands

Sundarban Wetland 🌊

Ramsar Site — West Bengal | Designated 30 January 2019

State

West Bengal

Location of the Ramsar site

Area

4230km²

Designated wetland area

Designated

2019

30 January 2019

Region

East

Biogeographic region

★UNESCO World Heritage site, largest mangrove forest

About Sundarban Wetland

Located within the largest mangrove forest in the world, encompassing hundreds of islands and a maze of rivers, rivulets and creeks in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta. UNESCO World Heritage site.

East RegionWest BengalRamsar Site

Location

Sundarban Wetland — West Bengal (East Region)

More Wetlands in West Bengal

East Kolkata Wetlands

Designated: 2002 · 125 km²

★ World's largest wastewater-fed aquaculture system

Nearby Protected Areas

Other Ramsar sites in the East region:

Bhitarkanika Mangroves

Odisha

Chilika Lake

Odisha

Satkosia Gorge

Odisha

Tampara Lake

Odisha

Related Links

View West BengalState Data →All Ramsar Wetlands →

Ramsar sites data sourced from the Ramsar Sites Information Service (RSIS) and Wikipedia. Coordinates are approximate for most sites. Site descriptions are curated summaries. Last updated: 2026.