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Geography of Mumbai city ( India) |
Mumbai lies on
India's west coast in the state of Maharashtra facing the Arabian sea. The city
occupies an area of 440 sq km. One fourth of the city lies below sea level. The city is
covered by two ridges of low hills on Colaba's east and west forming a
barrier of sorts
from the open sea .The other ridge ends up at Malabar Hill 180ft above sea level, which is
also Mumbai's highest point. In between these two ridges directly north of Colaba lies the
bustling area of fort.
The buildings here are of British era and built in Gothic style.
The two main stations VT (now known as CST) and Churchgate, the India Government Mint, the
Reserve Bank, the General Post Office, the Bombay Stock Exchange, the Tourist office,
private offices, banks etc.are all located here. At the southern end is also Nariman
Point, the land was reclaimed from the sea to house the modern business center of Mumbai.
Considered by many as "Manhattan" it has many high rise office buildings. To the
north of the city are the two Airports, the International, the other Domestic. Mumbai's
island location has constrained its ability to spread and grow over a wide area.
Consequently high rise skyscrapers dominated the skyline until the city reached a
saturated point. The idea of a twin city was mooted by the town planners.
New Bombay lies
to the north east of Bombay and covers an area of 345 sq km.
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