Oyster Rock
Oyster Rock is a military installation in Mumbai District, Maharashtra. Oyster Rock is situated nearby to the government office Fishery Survey Of India, as well as near the park Mumbai Port Trust Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oyster Rock and Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai.
Oyster Rock
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Oyster Rock is an island in the Mumbai Harbour, Mumbai, India. It is heavily fortified, and owned by the Indian Navy. For a short while, the islet was used as a naval museum.
Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai
Monument
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The Gateway of India is an arch-monument, completed in 1924, on the waterfront of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V of the United Kingdom for his coronation as the Emperor of India in December 1911 at Strand Road near Wellington Fountain. Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai is situated 2½ km north of Oyster Rock.
The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
Hotel
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The Taj Mahal Palace is a heritage, five-star, luxury hotel in the Colaba area of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, situated next to the Gateway of India. Built in the Indo-Saracenic style, it opened in 1903 as the Taj Mahal Hotel, and has historically often been known simply as "The Taj". The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is situated 2½ km north of Oyster Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colaba and Nariman Point.
Colaba
Suburb
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Colaba is a part of the city of Mumbai, India. It is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai while the other three are Worli, Bandra and Malabar Hill. During the Portuguese rule in the 16th century, the island was known as Kolbhat.
Nariman Point
Neighborhood
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Nariman Point is a prominent downtown area of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. Located on the southern tip of the Mumbai peninsula, at the end of the Mumbai's Marine Drive, Nariman Point houses some of India's prestigious business headquarters. Nariman Point is situated 3 km north of Oyster Rock.
Kala Ghoda
Neighborhood
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Kala Ghoda is a crescent-shaped art district/neighborhood in Mumbai, India. It hosts several of the city's heritage buildings including museums, art galleries and educational institutions like the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, the Jehangir Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Modern Art, and The Arts Trust - Institute of Contemporary Indian Art. Kala Ghoda is situated 3 km north of Oyster Rock.
Oyster Rock
- Type: Military installation
- Location: Mumbai District, Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.90242° or 18° 54′ 9″ northLongitude
72.82728° or 72° 49′ 38″ eastOpen location code
7JCJWR2G+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 22825783OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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