Port of Kolkata
The Port of Kolkata, formerly known as Port of Calcutta officially now as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, is the only riverine major port in India, in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, erstwhile Calcutta, around 203 kilometres from the sea.- Type: Harbor
- Description: port in India
- Also known as: “Kolkata Port Trust”, “Port of Calcutta”, “Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port”, “কলকাতা পোর্ট ট্রাস্ট”, “কলকাতা বন্দর কর্তৃপক্ষ”, “শ্যামাপ্রসাদ মুখার্জী বন্দর কর্তৃপক্ষ”, and “加尔各答港口”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Fort William and Victoria Memorial.
Fort William
Fort
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hastings and Maidan.
Port of Kolkata
- Categories: port and transport
- Location: Howrah, South Bengal, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.55199° or 22° 33′ 7″ north
Longitude
88.32622° or 88° 19′ 34″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
7MJCH82G+QF
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Port of Kolkata” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Puertu de Calcuta”
- Basque: “Kalkutako portua”
- Bengali: “কলকাতা বন্দর”
- Bhojpuri: “कलकत्ता बंदरगाह”
- Chinese: “加尔各答港”
- French: “port de Calcutta”
- French: “Port de Calcutta”
- Hindi: “कोलकाता बंदरगाह”
- Japanese: “コルカタ・ポート・トラスト”
- Kannada: “ಕೋಲ್ಕತ್ತಾ ಬಂದರು”
- Santali: “ᱠᱚᱞᱠᱟᱛᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱡᱽ ᱜᱷᱟᱴ”
- Spanish: “Puerto de Calcuta”
- Urdu: “کولکاتا بندرگاہ”
- Uzbek: “Kolkata porti”
- Western Panjabi: “کولکاتا بندرگاہ”
- “कलकत्ता बंदरगाह”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Watganj and Sibpur.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Prinsep Ghat and Shalimar Point.
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