Vasai Creek
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Vasai Creek is a tidal estuarine waterway in the Mumbai metropolitan region of Maharashtra, India, forming part of the complex network of creeks and inlets along the Arabian Sea coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vasai Creek canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creek
ⓘ
tidal estuary ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority jurisdiction ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical monsoon ⓘ |
| coast | Arabian Sea coast ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Ulhas River
ⓘ
surface form:
Ulhas River estuary
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Railway bridge between Bhayandar and Naigaon
ⓘ
Vasai Creek Bridge ⓘ Western Railway bridge on Mumbai Suburban Railway ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | mangrove habitat ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
Bhayandar West
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhayandar
Mira-Bhayandar ⓘ Naigaon ⓘ Nalasopara ⓘ Vasai ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
aquatic birds
ⓘ
estuarine fish species ⓘ mangrove species ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing industry
ⓘ
sand mining ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
mangrove degradation
ⓘ
pollution ⓘ |
| hasTransportRole | forms barrier requiring bridges for road and rail links ⓘ |
| influencedBy | tides of the Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maharashtra
ⓘ
Mumbai Metropolitan Region ⓘ Palghar district ⓘ Thane ⓘ
surface form:
Thane district
Western India ⓘ
surface form:
western India
|
| mouthOfWaterBody | Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Mumbai
ⓘ
Vasai-Virar ⓘ |
| nearbyHistoricPlace | Vasai Fort ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arabian Sea coastal creek system
ⓘ
Mumbai coastal creek system ⓘ network of creeks and inlets along the Konkan coast ⓘ |
| region | Konkan ⓘ |
| separates |
Palghar district
ⓘ
surface form:
Palghar district from Thane district
Vasai-Virar region from Mumbai mainland ⓘ |
| subjectTo | seasonal monsoon flooding ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
local water transport ⓘ |
| waterType | brackish water ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.