Back Bay (Mumbai)
Back Bay is a waterbody off the coast of Mumbai city, located to its (south) west and joins the Arabian Sea.
| Back Bay | |
|---|---|
| Backbay | |
 View of Back Bay, c. 1905 | |
  Back Bay Location of Back Bay in Mumbai | |
| Location | south of Mumbai, India |
| Coordinates | 18.94°N 72.81°E |
| Type | bay |
| Ocean/sea sources | Arabian Sea |
| Shore length1 | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Settlements | Mumbai, India |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The shore of Back Bay includes the famed Chowpatty Beach of Mumbai. Other landmarks are the office district of Nariman Point, which is an extension of the Back Bay Reclamation; Marine Drive, which is a promenade road along much of the foreshore, that is colloquially called The Queen's Necklace, and has been renamed as the Netaji Subhashchandra Bose Road; the Oberoi Hotel; the Air India headquarters building; the Marine Plaza Hotel; the Taraporewala Aquarium; Wilson College, and the Malabar Hill promontory to the north-west of the bay, and which includes the wooded Governor's House or Raj Bhavan compound.
Back Bay viewed from the south east
See also
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Back Bay (Mumbai). |
- "The Backbay Reclamations". TIFR. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- https://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/Entire-Backbay-area-in-Mumbai-may-be-opened-up-for-development/articleshow/39569820.cms
- https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/mar/30/story-cities-11-reclamation-mumbai-bombay-megacity-population-density-flood-risk
- https://www.asianage.com/metros/mumbai/310318/state-gives-backbay-plot-for-metro-station.html
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.