Sundarbans National Park
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Summary
Sundarbans National Park is a national park[1]. It ranks in the top 0.99% of national park entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,079 views/month, #13 of 1,312).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Man and the Biosphere Programme[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South 24 Parganas district[4]
- Country: India[5]
- Part of: Sundarbans[6]
- Commons category: Sundarbans National Park[7]
- Inception: 1984[8]
- IUCN protected areas category: IUCN category II: National Park[9]
- Official website: https://culture.gov.in/sundarbans-national-park[10]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[11]
- Native label: Sundarbans National Park[12]
- Area: 1330.12 km²[13], 133,010 ha[14]
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL: http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=IND+03&mode=all[15]
- World Heritage criteria: (ix)[16], (x)[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]
- Significant place: Canning[19]
Why It Matters
Sundarbans National Park has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]