Bhitarkanika Mangroves

Bhitarkanika Mangroves[1]
Ecology
RealmIndomalayan realm
Animalssaltwater crocodile, olive ridley turtle
Geography
Area650 km2 (250 sq mi)
CountryIndia
StateOdisha
Coordinates20°43′51″N 86°51′59″E / 20.730696°N 86.866511°E / 20.730696; 86.866511
Oceans or seasBay of Bengal
RiversBrahmani River
Climate typeAm
Designated19 August 2002
Reference no.1205[2]

Bhitarkanika Mangroves is a mangrove wetland in Odisha, India, covering an area of 650 km (400 mi) in the Brahmani River and Baitarani River deltas.

  1. ^ "Bhitarkanika Mangroves". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Bhitarkanika Mangroves". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.