Salsette Island - Geography

Geography

See also: Geography of Mumbai

Salsette is dominated by a central mass of hills surrounded by tidal flats. A number of much smaller islands lay on its western flank. These included Bandra, Juhu, an old linear sand bar rising just above sea level by a metre or two, Versova, Marve Island, Dharavi island and Rai Murdhe, all with a knoll core and fringing wave—cut platforms and sandy beaches. These islands seem to have remained separate till as late as 1808. At the time of writing of the old Gazetteer of Thana in 1882, these islands could be reached during low tides by walking across the tidal inlets in between, barring the island of Dharavi (not to be confused with the slum near Mahim) that had to be reached by a boat. These are no more separate islands being joined to Salsette via reclamation. The highest point on the island is the conical peak of Kanheri (467 metres)in the Borivali National Park, in the northern reaches of the island. This National Park is the world's biggest within city limits.

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