Northern Bay of Bengal - related image preview

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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.


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
Collection:
Visible Earth