The
Ganges Delta (also known as the
Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta, the
Sunderbans Delta, or the
Bengal Delta) is a
river delta in the South Asia region of
Bengal, consisting of
Bangladesh and the state of
West Bengal,
India. It is the world's largest delta, and empties into the
Bay of Bengal. It is also one of the most fertile regions in the world, thus earning the nickname
The Green Delta. The delta stretches from the
Hooghly River on the west to the
Meghna River on the east. It is approximately across at the Bay of Bengal.
Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and
Haldia in India and
Mongla and
Chittagong in Bangladesh are the principal seaports of the delta.