Mumbai

Title Mumbai, India Released 24/10/2014 10:00 am Copyright JAXA/ESA Description - The western Indian city of Mumbai is pictured in this image from Japan's ALOS satellite. Mumbai sits at the mouth of the Ulhas River - seen in the upper right - which carries sediments into the harbour and out to the Arabian Sea. Numerous vessels are visible in the waters, some of them approaching the city's naturally deepwater harbour. To the west of Mumbai and across the water is Navi Mumbai, one of the world's largest planned townships, developed to decongest Mumbai. Mumbai is the fifth largest metropolitan area in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is located on a claw-like peninsula of Salcette Island (centre), which was originally seven separate islands until 19th century land reclamation projects joined them together. The docks of Mumbai harbour are located on the east side of the peninsula.