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Ghoramara Island, which faces submergence due to sea-level rise, is located in:

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Ghoramara Island, which faces submergence due to sea-level rise, is located in:
  1. Arabian Sea
  2. Kaveri Delta
  3. Sundarbans delta
  4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Correct answer: C - Sundarbans delta
Ghoramara Island lies in the Sundarbans delta at the mouth of the Hooghly in West Bengal, and has been shrinking through erosion and rising sea levels. It is not in the Arabian Sea, the Kaveri delta or the Andaman and Nicobar group.

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