Northern Bay of Bengal

This SeaWiFS image of the northern Bay of Bengal shows the heavy sediment outflow from the Ganges River and the protected mangroves of the Sundarbans.

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Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published December 6, 1999
Data acquired December 6, 1999

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams

Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Runoff

Land Surface > Erosion/Sedimentation > Sediment Transport

Land Surface > Erosion/Sedimentation > Sedimentation