Mumbai Harbour

Mumbai Harbour मुंबई हार्बर
Neighbourhood
A view of the harbour looking northwest
Mumbai Harbour
Coordinates: 18°58′N 72°51′E / 18.96°N 72.85°E / 18.96; 72.85Coordinates: 18°58′N 72°51′E / 18.96°N 72.85°E / 18.96; 72.85
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Metro	Mumbai
Language
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	MH-

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.

Front Bay is the official name of the harbour, 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.

The Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway system runs along the western edge of the harbour.

There are six islands in the Mumbai Harbour.

Butcher Island, also known as Jawahar Dweep, is used as an oil terminal by the Mumbai Port. It has jetties for tankers and various other infrastructure for offloading crude oil and for loading refined petroleum products. The island is restricted to port employees, and not open to the public.