Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area

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Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area
A men doing his daily duty in middle of Bay of Bengal sea.jpg
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LocationBay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Nearest cityBagerhat
Area173,800 hectares

Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area is a protected wildlife sanctuary in the Bay of Bengal. It was established on 26 October 2014. The sanctuary covers an area of 163,600 hectares (429,000 acres).[1] It is located at Swatch of No Ground, which is considered to be the deepest underwater trench in the Bay of Bengal.[2]

References

  1. বন্যপ্রানী অভয়ারণ্য (in bn). জীববৈচিত্র্য ও বন্যপ্রাণী সংরক্ষণ (2017-01-31). Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  2. Morphological features in the Bay of Bengal URL accessed 21 January 2007.