Isle of Bombay was one of the Seven Islands of Bombay, an

archipelago An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands. Examples of archipelagos include: the Indonesian Archi ...

of islands that were, in the eighteenth century, connected to form the area of the modern city of

Bombay Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

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. The island was the main harbour and the Base of the British from where the city expanded. The island stretched from Malabar Hill on the west to Dongri in the East where it formed a

natural harbour A harbor (American English), harbour (British English; see spelling differences), or haven is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be docked. The term ''harbor'' is often used interchangeably with ''port'', which is a ...

. To its north at the Malabar hill end lay the Island of Worli, while the Island of Mazgaon lay across a creek from the Dongri end. The island of Colaba and the

Old Woman's Island The Old Woman's Island, also known as ''Little Colaba'' is one of the seven islands composing the city of Mumbai, India, and part of the historic Old Mumbai. The Colaba Causeway built in 1838, connected this last island to the mainland of Mumb ...

lay to the south of Bombay isle. In the eighteenth century, the isle was merged with its neighbouring landmasses of Worli (in 1784 by the building of the

Hornby Vellard The Hornby Vellard was a project to build a causeway uniting all seven islands of Bombay into a single island with a deep natural harbour. The project was started by the governor William Hornby in 1782 and all islands were linked by 1838. The wo ...

) and with Colaba Island via the construction of the

Colaba Causeway Colaba Causeway, officially known as Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, is a commercial street, and a major causeway or land link between Colaba and the Old Woman's Island in the city of Mumbai, India. It lies close to the Fort area, and to the east of C ...

in 1838.

References

*Travels through Arabia and Other Countries in the East by Niebuhr, Carsten, Volume II. Section XXX Islands of Mumbai {{Mumbai-geo-stub sv:Bombayön

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