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Explain the major features of mangrove forests.

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Mangrove Forest:
- These forests thrive in saline water.
- They are found in Sunderbans in West Bengal and in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Sundari is a well-known species of these forests. The delta of Ganga and Brahmaputra has been named Sundarbans after the lush population of Sundari trees found there.

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