Sundarban Wetland
IUCN IaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2019
4 244 km²
State · ind
West Bengal
India
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(64 %)
Area
85 365,2km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
25,4°C
Annual rain
1 975mm
Warmest m°
34,7°C
Coldest m°
12,1°C
Elevation: 87 m on average (min -51 m, max 3 401 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,4°C
Annual rain
1 975mm
Warmest month
34,7°C
Coldest month
12,1°C
Mean alt.
87m
Min
-51m
Max
3 401m
Std. dev.
231m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(64 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
16,4g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
27,5%
Silt
40,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
23,2g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
28,2%
Silt
40,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
27,9%
Silt
40,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
34,0%
Sand
26,6%
Silt
39,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest20.2%
Crops56.8%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)20.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
9hab/km²
Night light
1,4nW
Built-up
179,3%
Pesticides
2,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Ia · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 2📍 Point sites · 1
Sundarbans National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1987
1 038 km²
Dharmapur
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2021
7 km²
Altadighi
IUCN IVNational Park · 2011
2 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
Sub-administrations31
- AlipurduarDistrict
- AsansolCommune
- BaharampurCommune
- BankuraCommune
- BarddhamanCommune
- BirbhumDistrict
- Dakshin DinajpurDistrict
- DarjilingCommune
- DurgapurCommune
- HaoraCommune
- HugliDistrict
- JalpaiguriCommune
- JangipurCommune
- KalimpongCommune
- KalnaCommune
- KandiCommune
- KatoyaCommune
- Koch BiharDistrict
- KolkataDistrict
- KurseongCommune
- MaldahCommune
- MurshidabadCommune
- NadiaDistrict
- North 24 ParganasDistrict
- Pashchim MedinipurDistrict
- Purba MedinipurDistrict
- PuruliyaCommune
- SiliguriCommune
- South 24 ParganasDistrict
- UluberiyaCommune
- Uttar DinajpurDistrict