position of Kolkata

Kolkata is located in the eastern part of India at 22°82′N 88°20′E. It has spread linearly along the banks of the river Hooghly. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has an area of 185 square kilometres. The city is at sea level, the average elevation being 17 feet^[1]. The whole area is in the Ganges Delta and is monotonously plain. The Bay of Bengal coastline is about 60 miles to the south. The Sundarbans National Park starts within 100 kms south to the city. Most of the city was originally marshy wetlands, remnants of which can still be found especially towards the eastern parts of the city where the remaining wetlands have been converted to fish farming centres. Human habitation has led to the establishment of mature trees and shrubs. The original marshland has been changed to a primarily moist deciduous habitat that gets flourished under the high rainfall and sunny humid climate.^[2] Like the most of the Indo-Gangetic plain, the predominant soil type is alluvial soil. The Hooghly River (alternatively spelled Hoogli or Hugli) is a distributary of the Ganges River in India. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... Ganges Delta The Ganges Delta is a river delta in the south Asia region of Bengal, consisting of Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal, India. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... A mile is a unit of distance (or, in physics terminology, length) currently defined as 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or 63,360 inches. ... The Sundarbans National Park is a national park located in the Sundarbans delta in India. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Freshwater marsh in Florida In geography, a marsh is a type of wetland, featuring grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, and other herbaceous plants (possibly with low-growing woody plants) in a context of shallow water. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... A demonstration aquaculture facility Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture. ... Deciduous means temporary or tending to fall off (deriving from the Latin word decidere, to fall off). ... The geography of India is extremely diverse, with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts, plains, hills and plateaus. ... Alluvium is soil land deposited by a river or other running water. ...

The city geography

Kolkata — the skyline across the Maidan

The city proper today can be roughly divided into two sections along Mother Teresa Sarani (Park Street). North of Park Street is the more congested part of the city. South of Park Street is the slightly better planned section of the city. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x393, 136 KB) Summary Kolkata Skyline Photo taken by Seaview (myself) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x393, 136 KB) Summary Kolkata Skyline Photo taken by Seaview (myself) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, OM (August 27, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian-born Indian Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity. ... Park Street is one of the main thoroughfares of the city of Calcutta,India. ...

The old Kolkata Business District (CBD) is the seat of the West Bengal Government and houses other state government offices as well. The newer CBD is around the south of Park Street, Camac Street (Abanindranath Tagore Sarani) and AJC Bose Road. Several high-rise office blocks including some of Kolkata's tallest commercial buildings - like the Chatterjee International Centre, Tata Centre, Everest House, Industry House, CGO Building - are located here. Park Street is one of the main thoroughfares of the city of Calcutta,India. ...

Howrah Bridge

The Maidan is a large field situated between the river Ganges and J.L. Nehru Road (or Chowringhee). It is said to be the Lungs of Calcutta. The meadow also houses Victoria Memorial, Eden Gardens, and several other sports clubs. In an effort to relieve congestion in the main city, many government offices have shifted to high-rise office buildings lining Bidhan Nagar's Central Park area. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 347 KB) Summary I have taken this snap myself during my Feb 05 vacation to Kolkata. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 347 KB) Summary I have taken this snap myself during my Feb 05 vacation to Kolkata. ... Howrah Bridge, also known as the Rabindra Setu, is a bridge over the Hoogli River in West Bengal, India. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Kolkata. ... Chowringhee Avenue is the arterial road running fromthe northern fringes of Esplanade southwards upto the RabindraSadan area, in the city of Calcutta, India. ... The Victoria Memorial is a memorial of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, who also carried the title of Empress of India. ... Floodlights of Eden Gardens Eden Gardens situated in Kolkata is the oldest cricket ground in India and is also considered one of the finest in the world. ... bla bla bla ... Central Park situated in Bidhannagar is the second largest open field in the vity of Kolkata after the Maidan. ...

The residential buildings are mainly lowrise and comprise of older colonial buildings and numerous new four storey apartment blocks. Ten to twelve storey apartment blocks have come up in large numbers in south Kolkata. The city has relaxed its rules on highrise construction recently and twenty storey buildings are becoming more common. The tallest residential towers of eastern India - the four thirty-five-storey towers of South City are under construction on Prince Anwar Shah Road. Huge construction activity along the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass is changing the face of the city. Luxury hotels, convention centres, speciality hospitals, condominium complexes, malls and multiplexes are coming up at a rapid pace. The city's expansion in the eastern side is spearheaded by the construction of a huge new city called New Town adjacent to the well planned Bidhan Nagar. Located in Rajarhat, it is one of the largest planned urban developments in India. The neglected western side of the urban agglomeration has got a boost recently with the signing of an agreement with an Indonesian company to build the West Kolkata International Township. Another huge new township is in the proposal state in Dankuni. Slums and dilapidated structures exist in many pockets of the city proper and house over 25% of the city's population (Census 2001). Slum redevelopment schemes have helped improve living conditions to a slight extent but there is huge scope for improvement in this area. Efforts to shift slum dwellers to newer developments have often met with resistance and failure because many of the slums are in prime areas of the city and the slum dwellers who are integrated in the social structure of the neighbourhood do not want to shift.The new metro city is characterised by popular shopping malls, restaurants, coffee shops and entertainment complexes such as the City Centre, Nandan, Tantra, Barista, Sourav's Pavilion and Science City. Bidhan Nagar (or Salt lake City) is a modern, planned suburb on the North-Eastern outskirts of Kolkata city in the West Bengal state of India. ... Rajarhat, also called New Town, is the latest township being developed on the north-eastern fringes of Kolkata city. ...

Notes

1. ↑ Calcuttaweb site
2. ↑ Kolkatabirds site