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Back Bay is a waterbody off the coast of Mumbai city, located to its (south) west and joins the Arabian Sea.
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 Mumbai's skyline from the Back Bay, c. 2022 | |
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| Location | south of Mumbai, India |
| Coordinates | 18°56′N 72°49′E / 18.94°N 72.81°E |
| Type | bay |
| Ocean/sea sources | Arabian Sea |
| Shore length1 | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Settlements | Mumbai, India |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The shore of Back Bay includes the famed Chowpatty Beach of Mumbai. Other landmarks are the office district of Nariman Point, which is an extension of the Back Bay Reclamation; Marine Drive, which is a promenade road along much of the foreshore, that is colloquially called The Queen's Necklace, and has been renamed as the Netaji Subhashchandra Bose Road; the Oberoi Hotel; the Air India headquarters building; the Marine Plaza Hotel; the Taraporewala Aquarium; Wilson College, and the Malabar Hill promontory to the north-west of the bay, and which includes the wooded Governor's House or Raj Bhavan compound.
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