The Gulf of Khambhat, also known as the Gulf of Cambay, is a bay on the Arabian Sea coast of India, bordering the state of Gujarat, just north of Mumbai and the Diu Island. The Gulf of Khambhat is abo
Gulf of Khambhat on the right. Image by the NASA Earth Observatory.
Gulf of Cambay (North part) 1896
Gulf of Cambay (South part) 1896
Kathiawar, also known as Saurashtra, is a peninsula in the south-western Gujarat state in India, bordering the Arabian Sea and covering about 61,000 km2. It is bounded by the Kutch district in the nor
Gulf of Khambhat
…mi) wide in the south. Major rivers draining Gujarat are the Narmada, Tapti, Mahi and the Sabarmati, that form estuaries in the gulf. It divides the Kathiawar Peninsula from the south-eastern part of Gujarat. There are plans to construct a 60-kilometre (37 mi) dyke through the Kalpasar Project across the gulf…
United Saurashtra (Kathiawar) State 1947–1956
Arrow Pillar or Baan-Stambh at Somnath Temple
Scene in Kattiawar, Travellers and Escort, 1830