In the wondrous state of West Bengal in the district of South 24 Parganas lies the spectacular spot of Diamond Harbour at the mouth of the river Hoogly. The holiday destination of Diamond Harbour is at a distance of Forty - Eight 48] kilometers from the Calcutta in the South Direction. The Diamond Harbour was named so by the British of rather renamed as Diamond Harbour by them was earlier the spot known as Hajipur. The Diamond Harbour is a turning point for the distributaries of the Holy Ganges. The river area Hoogly turns towards the South into the Bay of Bengal. Owing to this the river...

The prominent ecosystem of the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve includes the Tropical humid forest and the mangroves. The Mangrove species include Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Avicennia alba, Ceriops tagal and Rhizophora apiculata. 25 species of mangroves, 120 species of algae and 124 species of Angiosperms are found here. The rare species of plants found here are Nypa fruiticans (Nipah palm), Sonneratia Alba (Mangrove apple), Acanthus volubilis (Acanthe molle), Aegialtis rotundifolia (Nilar ixora manila), Soneratia casaeolaris (Crabapple mangrove), Heritiera fomes (Sundari), Xylocarpus granatum...