write a Short note on Mumbai sea port
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Mumbai Port (MbPT) lies midway (18°56.3′N 72°45.9′E) on the western shore of Mumbai Harbour. The port was the pre-eminent commercial port of India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is known as the gateway to India, and has been a primary factor in the emergence of Mumbai as the commercial capital of India.
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Mumbai Harbour (Marathi: मुंबई बंदर Mumba'ī bandar), or Front Bay (sometimes referred as Mumbai Harbour), is a natural deep-water harbour in the southern portion of the Ulhas River estuary. The narrower, northern part of the estuary is called Thane Creek. The harbour opens to the Arabian Sea to the south. The historical island of Elephanta is one of the six islands that lie in the harbour.
Mumbai Harbour
Neighbourhood
A view of the harbour looking northwest
A view of the harbour looking northwest
Mumbai Harbour is located in MumbaiMumbai HarbourMumbai Harbour
Coordinates: 18.96°N 72.85°E
Country
India
State
Maharashtra
Metro
Mumbai
Language
• Official
Marathi
Time zone
UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration
MH-
Front Bay is the official name of the harbour[citation needed], so named because the city started as a tiny settlement facing the harbour. The waterbody behind the original settlement, forming an arc between the former Colaba island and Bombay island, up to the Malabar Hill promontory or peninsula, was similarly called Back Bay.
Front Bay is home to the Mumbai Port, which lies in the south section of the western edge of the harbour. Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Navi Mumbai lie to the east on the Konkan mainland, and the city of Mumbai lies to the west on Salsette Island. The Gateway of India with its jetty for Elephanta is the most important tourist destination, followed by the INS Vikrant maritime Museum.