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	Geography of India - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Sri Lanka and the Maldives are island nations to the south of India.
		The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea are parts of India.
		Significant islands just off the Indian coast include Diu, a former Portuguese exclave; Majuli, Asia's largest freshwater island; Salcette Island, India's most populous island, on which Mumbai (Bombay) city is located; Elephanta in Bombay Harbour; and Sriharikota barrier island in Andhra Pradesh.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Geography_of_India (5405 words)

	Island Vulnerability Background
		New Guinea and Hispaniola are islands, as are Sumatra, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Barbados.
		Islands, such as Surtsey off the coast of Iceland, are born from the ocean due to tectonic activity and were never part of an original land mass (continental shelf excepted).
		Island vulnerability investigates the processes which produce the potential proportional impact, of which the small size of islands is an obvious element, and, more importantly, looks at ways in which vulnerability could be reduced by lessening proportional impact in such a small environment.
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	History of Mumbai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		To the southeast of the Sashti lay the island of Trombay.
		By 1730, land on the main Bombay Island was at a premium owing to the burgeoning of the city's population.
		Later in 1838, the island of Colaba and Little Colaba was connected to Bombay by a causeway known as the Colaba Causeway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Mumbai (6164 words)

	Wikipedia: Mumbai
		The islands remained in their hands until 1661 when it was part of the dowry of Catherine de Braganza to Charles II of England.
		From 1817 the city was reshaped with large civil engineering projects merging the seven islands into one single mass of around 435 km² by 1845.
		An important place in the city is the Marine Drive, a long road along the coast with a sweeping curve, often referred to as the Queen's Necklace because of the glittering lights of the multi-storeyed buildings visible at night.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/m/mu/mumbai.html (1713 words)

	Mumbai
		The city is located on an island with a deep natural harbour and is the nation’s commercial capital.
		The islands remained in their hands until 1661, when it ceded as the dowry of Catherine de Braganza to Charles II of England.
		Mumbai spans an area 438 km² the city is on a peninsula on the island of Salcette.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/m/mu/mumbai.html (2556 words)

	Salcette Goa Hotels - Discount Hotels in Salcette Goa India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		For business and leisure travelers looking for Salcette Goa hotels at a great price, Via Destinations offers excellent discounts; from charming but cheap budget hotels to luxury accommodations to great downtown hotels, airport hotels and suburban alternatives.
		To search all hotels in Salcette Goa, select your dates and click "Search", or find the hotel of your choice in our Salcette Goa hotel listing below.
		The Island Bar is positioned in the middle of an outdoor lagoon-style pool surrounded by 3000 palm trees.
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	mumba information,mumbai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The city islocated on an island with a deep natural harbour and is the nation's commercialcapital.
		In 1534 the Portuguese took the islandsfrom Bahadur Shah of Gujarat.The islands remained in their hands until 1661, when it ceded as the dowry of Catherine de Braganza to Charles II of England.
		In 1950, the city expanded northward with the inclusion of portions of Salsette Island, and by 1957 a numberof suburban towns — including Bandra, Andheri, Malad and Borivali — and some villages of Thane were incorporated into Greater Bombay, with an area of 169 square miles (434 km²).
	www.vsearchmedia.com /mumba.html (2809 words)

	Bombay, India, hotels, cars, information, tips
		Residents of the neighbouring townships of Mira Road, Thané and the satellite city of New Bombay often refer to themselves as city residents, as they share the same area and postal codes; often creating confusion in the minds of outsiders.
		The city is slated to replace Tokyo as the world's most populous city by 2020.
		Real estate prices are among the highest in the world due to the lack of available area on the island.
	www.flights-and-hotels.com /india/bombay (2602 words)

	Geography and climate
		Because of this, the Mumbai (town) is often called the Island city.
		When the isles were merged to form a monolithic island, these hills were razed and used to fill the shallows.
		The city lies on a fault line and is earthquake prone (Zone 3 - up to a magnitude of 6.5).
	www.archidev.org /article.php3?id_article=269 (334 words)

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		The steamer entered the road formed by the islands in the bay, and at half-past four she hauled up at the quays of Bombay.
		Phileas Fogg was in the act of finishing the thirty-third rubber of the voyage, and his partner and himself having, by a bold stroke, captured all thirteen of the tricks, concluded this fine campaign with a brilliant victory.
		As for the wonders of Bombay -its famous city hall, its splendid library, its forts and docks, its bazaars, mosques, synagogues, its Armenian churches, and the noble pagoda on Malebar Hill with its with its two polygonal towers -he cared not a straw to see them.
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	mumbia information,mumbai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The name was officially changed from Bombay to mumbia in 1995, but the former nameis still popularly used in the West and by many of the city's inhabitants.
		mumbia spans an area 438 km² the city is on a peninsula on the island of Salcette.
		Because of this, the mumbia (town) is often calledthe Island city.
	www.vsearchmedia.com /mumbia.html (2809 words)

	Bombay or Mumbai
		Allaudin Khilji, nephew of the Khilji Sultan of Delhi (Dilika) forces the Yadava Emperors of the Marathas at Devgiri to pay tribute.
		Slain emperor's brother, Bhima, and other refugees flee to the Konkan and set up new capital on the island of Mahikawati, later called Mahim, in the Bombay archipelago.
		Arab Sultanate of Gujarat conquers Bombay from Yadava Maratha kings; Main Island is given Arab name of Al Omanis.
	www.geocities.com /orthopapism/bombay.html (1308 words)

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	ees80printPT1
		In Context: “Formerly one was obliged to travel in India by the old cumbrous methods of going on foot or on horseback now, a great railwaytraverses the peninsula from Bombay to Calcutta in three days.” (p.
		In Context: “He would not deign to examine even the masterpieces of Elephantaor those fine remains of Buddhist architecture (or) the Kanherian grottoes of the island of Salcette.” (p.41)
		In Context: “An hour after leaving Bombay, the train had passed the viaducts and the island of Salcette and had got into the open country.” (p.39)
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	Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		the islands in the bay, and at half-past four she hauled up at the
		architecture, the Kanherian grottoes of the island of Salcette.
		and the Island of Salcette, and had got into the open country.
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	Around The World In 80 Days (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The steamer entered the road formed by the islands in the bay,
		the Kanherian grottoes of the island of Salcette.
		An hour after leaving Bombay the train had passed the viaducts and the Island of Salcette,
	www.free-books.org /europeanliterature/AroundtheWorld80Days.htm (9639 words)

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