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Tugboat at King's Wharf.

The view east toward King's Wharf from Gibbs Hill with sailboats and cruise ship in the distance.

The Ganges River forms the largest tide-dominated delta in the world where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. This false-color satellite image vividly displays the large amount of sediment (violet), carried from as far away as the Himalayas, that precipitates when it abruptly encounters the sea. The delta is largely covered with a swamp forest known as the Sunderbans, which is home to the Royal Bengal Tiger. Image courtesy of USGS.

Flamingos at the Bermuda Zoo.

Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, built in 1846, is the oldest cast-iron lighthouse in the world.

Satellite image showing Bangladesh and nearby countries. Bangladesh itself is bordered by India on its east, north, and west sides, and by Burma on the southeast. The snow-covered mountain chain is the Himalayas; to their north lies the Tibetan Plateau. Image courtesy of NASA.

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Media source: CIA World Factbook (2020) — Public Domain