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geographical features influencing development of Kolkata as a major port city of India​

Answer 1

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Spread roughly north–south along the east bank of the Hooghly River, Kolkata sits within the lower Ganges Delta of eastern India; the city's elevation is 1.5–9 m (5–30 ft).

The Kolkata metropolitan area is spread over 1,886.67 km2 (728.45 sq mi) and comprises 3 municipal corporations (including Kolkata Municipal Corporation), 39 local municipalities and 24 panchayat samitis, as of 2011.

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Answer 2

Geographical features influencing development of Kolkata as a major port city of India.​

Explanation:

• The port of the Kolkata is riverine port that is located in the state of the West Bengal India is a located around the 203 km square area and is the oldest operating port in the India and is made by the east India company and is a freshwater port that has low salinity conditions and is capable of processing the 650,000 capacity.

• After the company established this for commercial purposes and was set up as a gateway for the East India and has docking system of ships geographical this are is formed by the marshes and the delta and is ara forms a shelf zone with various hinges and faults. along with the many tertiary deposits.

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