What is Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area?
{{Infobox Protected area | name = Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area | iucn_category = | photo = A men doing his daily duty in middle of Bay of Bengal sea.jpg | photo_caption = | map = Bangladesh | relief = 1 | map_caption = Location of Swatch of No Ground in Bangladesh | coordinates = {{coordinates|21.2500|N|89.4667|E|display=inline,title}} | location = [[Bay of Bengal]], [[Bangladesh]] | nearest_city = [[Bagerhat District|Bagerhat]] | area = 173,800 hectares | established = 2014 | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = [[Forest Department (Bangladesh)]] | world_heritage_site = | url = }} '''Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area''' is a protected [[wildlife]] [[sanctuary]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]]. It was established on 26 October 2014. The sanctuary covers an area of 163,600 hectares (429,000 acres).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bforest.gov.bd/site/page/f619019f-14cd-481a-86f4-1d5b4ae40515/বন্যপ্রানী-অভয়ারণ্য |title=বন্যপ্রানী অভয়ারণ্য |trans-title=Wildlife Sanctuary |lang=bn |work=জীববৈচিত্র্য ও বন্যপ্রাণী সংরক্ষণ |date=2017-01-31 |access-date=2017-02-02 }}</ref> It is located at [[Bengal Fan|Swatch of No Ground]], which is considered to be the deepest underwater [[trench]] in the Bay of Bengal.<ref>[http://drs.nio.org/drs/bitstream/2264/449/1/J_Indian_Geophys_Union_4_185.pdf Morphological features in the Bay of Bengal] URL accessed 21 January 2007.</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Bay of Bengal]]