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The resulting island of Bombay was later merged with the nearby islands of Trombay and Salsette that lay to its north-east and north respectively to form Greater Bombay. These islands now constitute the southern part of the city of Bombay (Mumbai). The original seven islands handed over to England were as follows: Colaba
Map of Elephanta Island. This island is a popular tourist destination because of the island's cave temples, the Elephanta Caves, that have been carved out of rock.. The island is easily accessible by ferry from Mumbai, being about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the south east coast of the island city.
Salsette Island (Portuguese: Salsete, Konkani: साष्टी, romanized: sāṣṭī, Sashti) is an island in Konkan division of the state of Maharashtra, along India's west coast. Administratively known as the Mumbai Suburban district , Mira Bhayander and a portion of Thana (Thane) lie on it; making it very populous and one of the most ...
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12.1 Seven Islands of Mumbai. 13 Manipur. 14 Meghalaya. 15 Odisha. 16 Tamil Nadu. 17 West Bengal. Toggle West Bengal subsection. 17.1 Sundarbans. 18 See also. 19 ...
The original islands. Isle of Bombay was one of the Seven Islands of Bombay, an archipelago of islands that were, in the eighteenth century, connected to form the area of the modern city of Bombay in India. The island was the main harbour and the Base of the British from where the city expanded. [1]
The Old Woman's Island, also known as Little Colaba is one of the seven islands composing the city of Mumbai, India, and part of the historic Old Mumbai. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Colaba Causeway built in 1838, connected this last island to the mainland of Mumbai, along with the island of Colaba .