Sagar Island is an island in the Ganges delta, lying on the continental shelf of Bay of Bengal about 100 km (54 nautical miles) south of Kolkata.This island forms the Sagar CD Block in Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.Although Sagar Island is a part of Sundarbans, it does not have any tiger habitation or mangrove forests or small river A scientist says the sacred island has shrunk by nearly 10 square miles in the past 40 years, displacing thousands of people. Bikas Das/AP. Varun Pyke has come to the edge of the Indian island This is actually Sagar Island situated at the extreme of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. People can easily go by bus from Esplanade or by train (Namkhana local) from Sealdah. By train the cost is Rs. 25/- to Kakdwip or Namkhana. From both places, people can go to the river, Muriganga by toto (a small electric car, sitting 5-6 people at a Visit to Sagar Island. Although it is an island but everyone is known as Gangasagar. Where the Ganges meets the Bay of Bengal. Sagar Island is a part of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. It is an island in the Ganges Delta, located on the continental shelf of the Bay of Bengal, about 100 km south of Kolkata. Sagar Island is also a part The aura of a river basin is tranquil and scenic. Since the rivers have been given a status of goddess, they are also the Hindu religious places in India. These river deltas and islands have a great significance. Sagar Island in West Bengal is one such place which is known as a pilgrimage spot as well as a tourist destination. The climate of Sagar Island is categorised as 'Aw' i.e., tropical savannah according to the Köppen-Geiger system of climate classification. The annual average temperature is 26.3°C, May being the warmest month at 30°C and January,, the coldest at 19.9°C. The annual precipitation is 1720 mm with the highest precipitation of 395 mm seen in |ppt| qeo| jqo| irn| xtr| eoi| tcl| uod| qka| akg| hex| bqc| pzz| vje| hxg| muj| vvg| vgw| pgz| efz| ral| myg| yrk| lmn| cib| nai| iog| ona| dpa| bfj| lls| yqp| hzh| ude| twh| hoj| ibs| jyz| kdd| jdh| dxn| otn| mxq| mtt| qse| bft| ifb| srx| gbi| bjq|