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KarachiPosition of center of photo (Lat/Long): [24.86/67.01] |
![]() ![]() Karachi’s port does not open directly to the Arabian Sea. Between the port and the ocean, a barrier island runs northwest-southeast (shown along the left edge of the image). East of this island and west of the port sits a large expanse of water and mangroves. Water in the Lyari River Delta must empty into the sea through the Baba Channel. (Tiny, oblong slivers in the channel are probably large ships.) Sediment colors the water flowing through that channel a lighter color than the surrounding ocean. Immediately east of the Port of Karachi lie two more mangroves, the larger of which is named Chinna Creek. Away from the coastal mangroves, cityscape predominates. Many of Karachi’s oldest structures and most popular tourist attractions appear in the city center just northeast of the port, but street grids cover almost all of the available land outside of the mangroves. According to census statistics from 2000 to 2005, Karachi had a population of over 12 million inhabitants in 2006, and it was expected to maintain a high growth rate over the next decade. |
Source of material: NASA |
Further information: WikiPedia article on Karachi