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Lohachara Island was an islet in the Hooghly River's Sundarban delta that eroded away. It was part of the Sundarban National Park in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Lohachara Island was an islet in the Hooghly River's Sundarban delta that eroded away. It was part of the Sundarban National Park in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The disappearance of the island was reported by Indian researchers in December 2006, which led to international press coverage. No specific study was ever done to prove that the island was permanently inundated (and not eroded away) because of sea level rise.
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