Sea Erosion in Ganga Sagar Island

Parts of Sagar island touch the sea and these areas are being eroded. Erosion can be seen near the old light house of the Kolkata port trust.

Unique identifier: GP01JOD

Type: Image

Shoot date: 30/03/2007

Locations: Asia, Ghoramara island, India, Indian Sundarbans, Indian Sunderbans, South Asia, West Bengal

Credit line: © Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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