of the Island after having visited the Elephanta Caves Reflist Islands of Mumbai harbour ...distinguish Elephant Island Elephantine Island Infobox Indian Jurisdiction type Neighbourhood metro Mumbai state name Maharashtra native name ElephantaIsland latd 18.96 longd 72.935 altitude footnotes Image India Elephanta Trees.jpg thumb 220px The island as seen from close to the boat landing. Image ElephantaRW1.JPG thumb 220px Sculpture inside a cave. ElephantaIsland also called Gharapuri Island or place of caves is one of a number of islands in Mumbai Harbour , east of Mumbai , India . This island is a popular tourist destination for a day trip because of the island s cave temple s, the Elephanta Caves , that have been carved out of rock. The island is easily accessible by ferry from Mumbai, being about convert 10 km from the south east coast of the island city. Boats leave daily from ... leaves at 9 am, the last at 2 pm. From the boat landing stage on the island, a walkway leads to steps ... of obtaining and cooling these items on the island. Small monkeys play along the sides ... , the present name Elephanta , was given by 17th century Portugal Portuguese explorers, after ... 4, 2007 pg.31 Article Lord of the Islands by Jerry Pinto ref The island has an area of convert 16 ... of the Raigad district in Maharashtra State. The island is thickly wooded with palm, mango, and tamarind ... as to trap rain water but that part of the island is privately owned and not accessible for tourists. This island was once the capital of a powerful local kingdom. There are total three villages viz ... return ferry leaves at 12 30pm and the last at 5 30pm. References commons category Elephanta http www.mumbainet.com travel elephanta.htm Elephanta http theory.tifr.res.in bombay architecture building elephanta.html Elephanta caves http whc.unesco.org en list 244 UNESCO World Heritage Site Duffer s Guide to Elephanta, Mid Day , Feb 22, 2007, pg A14 http goldenboy.blog.com 2007 10 16 god e2 ... more details
Elephanta can mean Elephanta wind , a wind off the Malabar coast of India ElephantaIsland , an island in Mumbai harbor, India Elephanta Caves , cave temples on ElephantaIsland disambig de Elephanta ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Elephanta is a strong southerly or southeasterly wind which blows on the Malabar coast of India during the months of September and October and marks the end of the southwest monsoon. References http ggweather.com winds.html Category Winds Category Environment of Kerala de Elephanta Wind es Elefanta viento nn Elephanta ... more details
244 Coord 18 57 30 N 72 55 50 E display title The Elephanta Caves lang mr , Gharapurichya Lenee are a network of sculpted caves located on ElephantaIsland , or Gharapuri literally the city ... rule 1534 1661 Portuguese rule began in 1534. The Portuguese called the islandElephanta on seeing ... the islandElephantaIsland in honour of a huge rock cut black stone statue of an elephant that was then installed ... of Historic Places Asia and Oceania publisher Taylor & Francis pages 252 5 chapter ElephantaIsland ... has disappeared . Overview File ElephantaMap.jpg 300px right ElephantaIsland map of archaeological ... Preservation of ElephantaIsland as a whole with its monuments has been ensured both through legislation ... 200px A typical boat that runs between Apollo Bunder and ElephantaIsland After declaring the caves ...Good article Infobox World Heritage Site WHS Elephanta Caves Image File Elephanta Caves Trimurti.jpg ... of India Indian state of Maharashtra . The island, located on an arm of the Arabian Sea , consists of two ... unesco Cite web url http whc.unesco.org archive advisory body evaluation 244.pdf format pdf title Elephanta ... en list 244 title Elephanta Caves accessdate 2010 02 10 publisher World Heritage Unesco.org ref ... basalt rock. All the caves were also originally painted in the past, but now only traces remain. The island ... label Elephanta lat deg 18 lat min 57 lat sec 30 lon deg 72 lon min 55 lon sec 50 position right lon dir E lat dir N File Elephanta Islands.jpg thumb left The hills of the Elephanta Islands ElephantaIsland , or Gharapuri, is about convert 7 mi km east of the Apollo Bunder Bunder in Marathi means ... 6 mi km south of Pir Pal in Trombay . The island covers about convert 4 mi2 km2 at high tide and about convert 6 mi2 km2 at low tide. Gharapuri is small village on the south side of the island. ref name ... Elephanta accessdate 2010 02 11 publisher Gazetter Government of Maharashtra origyear 1964 year 2006 ... gazetteer KOLABA places Elephanta.html Added by H3llBot archivedate 2009 11 25 ref The Elephanta Caves ... more details
This Island may refer to This Island Le Tigre album This Island Le Tigre album This Island Eurogliders album This Island Eurogliders album dab ... more details
Croatia n island in the Adriatic Sea Image Small Island in Lower Saranac Lake.jpg thumb 230px A small island in Lower Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks in the U.S. Image Hawai i.jpg right thumb The islands of Hawaii island Hawai i are volcanic islands Image Fernando noronha.jpg thumb Fernando de Noronha are submerged mountains islands Image Wake Island.png right thumb Wake Island is a volcanic island that has become an atoll An island IPAc en icon a l n d or isle IPAc en a l is any piece ... land features on atoll s can be called islet s, cay s or keys. An river islandisland in a river or an lake islandisland in a lake may be called an ait eyot IPAc en a . t also ait IPAc en e t , or holm island holm . A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago . An island may still be described as such despite the presence of an artificial land bridge ... Dutch delta islands, such as IJsselmonde island IJsselmonde . Some places may even retain island in their names ..., such as Coney Island . Conversely, when a piece of land is separated from the mainland by a man made canal, for example the Peloponnese by the Corinth Canal , it is generally not considered an island ... island s. Etymology The word island comes from Middle English iland , from Old English igland from ig , similarly meaning island when used independently, and land carrying its contemporary meaning cf. Dutch language Dutch eiland island , German language German Eiland small island . However, the spelling ... . ref cite web url http dictionary.reference.com browse Island title Island accessdate 2007 03 ... is the world s largest island ref name jc cite web url http www.worldislandinfo.com SUPERLATIVESV2.html title Joshua Calder s World Island Info publisher Worldislandinfo.com date accessdate 2011 07 29 ... web url http www.worldislandinfo.com CONTISLAND.html title Australia Island or Continent? publisher ... books?id uHq 8awQIbgC&pg PT179&dq island continent pluto&hl en&ei BpAyTo6zI4PKgQfnhZH4DA&sa X&oi ... more details
refimprove date July 2011 Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name On an Island Type Album Artist David Gilmour Cover David Gilmour On An Island.jpg Released 6 March 2006 UK br March 7, 2006 ... Thomas Last album About Face album About Face br 1984 This album On an Island br 2006 Next album Live ... album 9449331 review 9777389 on an island Dead link date August 2011 ref noprose yes On an Island ... title On an Island ref Background Notable appearances include Robert Wyatt , Jools Holland , Georgie ... track Island Jam which was subsequently released on the CD single for Smile in Europe. On an Island ... also produced two minorly successful singles the title track On an Island and Smile , both peaking at 72 on the UK Singles Chart . On an Island also peaked at 27 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Billboard ... by Zbigniew Preisner . Based on a night he spent on Kastell rizo . On an Island song On an Island Gilmour Polly Samson Samson 6 47 Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, electric piano ... 2006. On an Island Gilmour Samson This Heaven Gilmour Samson Smile Gilmour Samson Take a Breath Gilmour ... and Graham Nash also appeared on select dates, reprising their studio performance of On An Island ... br At the beginning of the tour the above tracks were played during Set 2 On an Island entire album br At the beginning of the tour the On an Island album made up the entire first set. The album was originall ... comfortablynumb2.jpg thumb right 150px David Gilmour at Radio City Music Hall during his On an Island ... DEFAULTSORT On An Island Category David Gilmour albums Category 2006 albums Category EMI Records albums ... by David Gilmour Category Albums recorded at Abbey Road Studios ca On an Island cs On an Island de On an Island es On an Island fa fr On an Island it On an Island ka On An Island hu On an Island nl On an Island ja no On an Island nn On an Island pl On an Island pt On an Island ro On an Island ru On an Island sk On An Island fi On An Island sv On an Island ... more details
File LookStranger.jpg thumb right 1st edition UK On This Island is a book of poems by W. H. Auden , first published under the title Look, Stranger in the UK in 1936, then published under Auden s preferred title, On this Island , in the US in 1937. The book contains thirty one poems. The opening Prologue O Love the interest itself in thoughtless heaven is followed by short and long poems including Hearing of harvests , O what is that sound , Out on the lawn , Brothers who when the sirens roar , Love had him fast , A shilling life , Our hunting fathers , and others, ending with an Epilogue Certainly our city . The title of Auden s typescript was Thirty One Poems . Auden s UK publisher Faber & Faber asked him to supply a better title, but he was traveling in Iceland and inaccessible, so the publisher titled the book Look, Stranger Auden disliked the title and asked his American publisher Random House to title the book On This Island . The book is dedicated to Erika Mann . A song cycle of the same name by Benjamin Britten sets five of Auden s poems. References John Fuller poet John Fuller , W. H. Auden A Commentary 1999 . Edward Mendelson , Early Auden 1981 . External links http audensociety.org The W. H. Auden Society Category 1936 books Category Books by W. H. Auden Category Poetry by W. H. Auden ... more details
Other uses Cross Island is an uninhabited island located in Mumbai harbour , India , between the coast at Dockyard Road , and ElephantaIsland . The island is host to an oil refinery and several large gas holder s. coord 18 57 N 72 51 E region IN type isle display title Cross Island, bearing the ruins of a fort is located about 400 m from Ferry Wharf on the east coast of Mumbai. The island is locally known as Chinal Tekdi . It is sparsely inhabited by fisher folk although it seems to have no natural source of fresh water. At the base of the fort, some brick and mortar construction lies in dilapidated condition. It is obviously more recent as compared to the fort and seems to have been deserted by the occupants for unknown reasons. While there is no guided tour or regular transport available to reach the island, it is possible to get such a service from local fishermen around ferry wharf for about Rs. 1000 for a 6 seater boat. The fort occupies almost the entire island and was perhaps built by the Portuguese or the British settlers. There are several cannons strewed across the fort which includes one very large gun. The top of the fort is much like a mound with one solitary large Ficus Peepal tree. From here one can see a unique and spectacular view of the Mumbai s Harbor precinct in the foreground and major buildings in the south end of the city in the background. Islands of Mumbai harbour Category Uninhabited islands of India Category Islands of Mumbai mumbai geo stub es Isla Cross ... more details
Elephanta Beach, Havelock Island Image Havelockradhanagar1.jpg Radhanagar Beach. Beach no.7 ... island andaman Havelock Island Andaman Photographs as on September 2010 coord 11 58 N 93 00 E region ... and Nicobar Islands AndamanNicobar geo stub de Havelock Island es Isla Havelock pl Havelock Island ... more details
distinguish ElephantaIsland Elephantine Island Infobox islands name Elephant image name Elephant Island map en .svg image caption Map of Elephant Island, Antarctica nickname No Nickname location Antarctica ... under the Antarctic Treaty System Location map Atlantic Ocean label Elephant Island lon dir W lat ... 100 .svg marksize 20 caption Location of Elephant Island Elephant Island is an ice covered, mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica in the outer reaches of the South Shetland Islands in the Southern ... on the island, Em lio Goeldi refuge Goeldi and Engenheiro Wiltgen refuge Wiltgen , supporting the work ... accessdate 2011 04 22 ref Geography File Piloto Pardo Islands Map.png thumb Map of the group of Island The island is approximately an east to west orientation, with a maximum elevation of convert 2799 ft m 0 abbr on above sea level at Pardo Ridge . Significant named features of the island are Cape Yelcho ... is the main discharge glacier on the island. Image Elephant Island with Iceberg.jpg thumb 300px left Elephant Island seen from the sea, NOAA photo The island supports no significant flora or native fauna ... formed, despite the island being well placed to support scientific, fishing and whaling activities in the area. Elephant Island s name can be attributed to both its elephant head like appearance and the sighting of elephant seal s by Captain George Powell in 1821, one of the earliest sightings of the island ... 100 mph km h disp 5 on the frigid island. Endurance expedition main Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition File Elephant Island NOAA.jpg thumb left alt On board view towards the bow of a small boat with a mast. Beyond the bow is a shoreline of snowy mountains. Approaching Elephant Island 1962 ... from the shore of Elephant Island, April 24, 1916 The island is most famous as the desolate refuge of Ernest ... in Weddell Sea ice, the 28 exhausted men reached Elephant Island after a harrowing ordeal on drifting ... of the 21 other men on Elephant Island for more than four months while Shackleton led attempts to return ... more details
Frog Island could refer to Frog Island, Leicestershire Frog Island, London Frog Island, Mississippi Frog Island, North Carolina Frog Island, Singapore disambig de Frog Island ... more details
Todd Island may refer to Todd Island Ontario an island in Parry Sound, Ontario Canada Todd Island Manitoba an island in Manitoba Canada Todd Island Saskatchewan an island in Saskatchewan Canada Todd Island Nunavut an island in Nunavut Territory Canada geodis ... more details
There are several islands named Horseshoe Island Horseshoe Island Antarctica Horseshoe Island Wisconsin Horseshoe Island, Bermuda geodis ... more details
Devil Island may refer to Devil Island Lake Huron Devil s Island Devil Island Assawoman Bay an island in List of islands of Maryland Maryland Devil s Island Lake Temagami Devils Island Wisconsin disambig de Devil Island ... more details
Cornwall Island may refer to In Canada Cornwall Island Nunavut Cornwall Island in Nunavut Cornwall Island Ontario Cornwall Island in Ontario In Antarctica Cornwall Island Antarctica Cornwall Island off Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands disambig ... more details
Dent Island is the name of several places Dent Island, New Zealand , an island belonging to the Campbell Island group Dent Island Queensland , one of the Whitsunday Islands in Australia geodis de Dent Island ... more details
Blueberry Island may refer to Blueberry Island Quebec , an island in Quebec s Lac Marois Blueberry Island Massachusetts , an island in Massachusetts geodis de Blueberry Island ... more details
Eclipse Island may refer to Eclipse Island Western Australia , a barren island in near Albany in Western Australia Eclipse Island Queensland , an island of the Great Palm Island group in Australia geodis ... more details
Murray Island may refer to Murray Island, Queensland Murray Island Montana , an island in Lake Koocanusa Murray Island Antarctica , an island in Antarctica geodis ... more details
Bare Island may refer to Bare Island Massachusetts Bare Island New South Wales Bare Island, New Zealand geodis de Bare Island nl Bare Island ... more details
Burnt Island may refer to Burnt Island Lake Nipissing Burnt Island Maine , an island in Maine Burnt Island Windy Lake Burntisland geodis de Burnt Island ... more details
Hermit Island can refer to Hermit Island Antarctic Hermit Island Maine Hermit Island Maryland Hermit Island Wisconsin geodis de Hermit Island es Isla Hermit ... more details
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