Canning
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Canning is a town in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India, known as a gateway to the Sundarbans mangrove forests.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Human settlement
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Town ⓘ |
| accessPointFor | Sundarbans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| district | South 24 Parganas district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | Low-lying coastal plain ⓘ |
| governingBody | Local municipal authorities ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
Agriculture
ⓘ
Fishing ⓘ Tourism ⓘ |
| hasNearbyEcosystem | Mangrove forests ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea |
Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sundarbans Tiger Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterBody | Bay of Bengal (via riverine network) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Matla River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
Bus services to Kolkata and nearby towns
ⓘ
Canning railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | Gateway to the Sundarbans ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ganges Delta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India ⓘ South 24 Parganas district NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| locatedInDivision | Presidency division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSubregion | Southern West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Matla River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Sundarbans mangrove forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Bengali
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kolkata Metropolitan Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South 24 Parganas district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Sealdah–Canning line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayZone | Eastern Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ganges Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection | State Highway routes to Sundarbans region ⓘ |
| state | West Bengal ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Coastal flooding
ⓘ
Cyclones ⓘ Storm surges ⓘ |
| timeZoneOffset | UTC+5:30 ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
Sundarbans National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sundarbans mangrove forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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