Canning (also referred to as Port Canning) is headquarters of Canning subdivision and a town with a police station in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Headquarters of two CD Blocks – Canning I and Canning II – of the subdivision are located in this town. Carrying the memory of an abandoned port, the town is dependent to some extent on the changing fortunes of the Matla River.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
SAGAR - The Extreme South Point Of Bengal
SAGAR ISLAND
The Sagar and Sand Head group of islands are of fairly recent origin and consist mainly of a sandy upper strata. They are spread over 90 sq.km area at the estuarine mouth of the river Hugli.
Sagar island: Also known as Sagar or Gangasagar, is a large (300km2) inhabited island at the mouth of the Hugli where it meets the sea.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
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