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The Gulf of Khambhat, also known as the Gulf of Cambay, is a bay on the Arabian Sea coast of India, bordering the state of Gujarat.[1] The Gulf of Khambhat is about {{convert|200|km|mi|abbr=on}} long, about {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} wide in the north and up to {{convert|70|km|mi|abbr=on}} wide in the south. Major rivers draining Gujarat are the Narmada, Tapti, Mahi and Sabarmati that form estuaries in the gulf.[2] It divides the Kathiawar Peninsula from the south-eastern part of Gujarat.[3][4][5] There are plans to construct a {{convert|30|km|adj=on}} dam, Kalpasar Project, across the gulf.[6] WildlifeTo the west of the Gulf, Asiatic lions inhabit the Gir Forest National Park and its surroundings, the region of Kathiawar or Saurashtra.[3][7] To the east of the Gulf, the Dangs' Forest and Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, where Gujarat meets Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, used to host Bengal tigers.[8] See also
References1. ^{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Cambay, Gulf of}} {{Coord|21|30|N|72|30|E|region:IN_type:waterbody_scale:2500000|display=title}}{{Hydrography of Gujarat}}{{Waters of South Asia}}{{List of seas}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Gulf Of Khambhat}}2. ^Saha, S., Banerjee, S., Burley, S.D., Ghosh, A. and Saraswati, P.K. (2010). The influence of flood basaltic source terrains on the efficiency of tectonic setting discrimination diagrams: an example from the Gulf of Khambhat, western India. Sedimentary Geology 228 (1): 1–13. 3. ^1 {{Cite book |author1=Nowell, K. |author2=Jackson, P. |title= Wild Cats: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan |url=http://carnivoractionplans1.free.fr/wildcats.pdf |year=1996 |publisher=IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group |location= Gland, Switzerland |isbn=2-8317-0045-0 |pages= 17–21 |chapter= Panthera Leo}} 4. ^Trivedi, P. and Soni, V. C. (2012). Significant bird records and local extinctions in Purna and Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuaries, Gujarat, India 5. ^Jhala, Y. V., Qureshi, Q., Sinha, P. R. (Eds.) (2011). [https://web.archive.org/web/20120120232451/http://www.projecttiger.nic.in/whtsnew/Tiger_Status_oct_2010.pdf Status of tigers, co-predators and prey in India, 2010.] National Tiger Conservation Authority, Government of India, New Delhi, and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. TR 2011/003. 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kalpasar.gujarat.gov.in/mainpage.htm|title=The Gulf of Khambhat Development Project|publisher=Gujarat|accessdate=18 May 2013}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://deshgujarat.com/2015/05/10/asiatic-lion-population-up-from-411-to-523-in-five-years/ |title=Asiatic Lion population up from 411 to 523 in five years |publisher=Desh Gujarat |date=2015-05-10 |accessdate=2016-11-26}} 8. ^{{cite journal |author=Karanth, K. U. |year=2003 |url=http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=8073 |title=Tiger ecology and conservation in the Indian subcontinent |journal=Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society |volume=100 |issue=2–3 |pages=169–189 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310174120/http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&TEMPLATE=%2FCM%2FContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=8073 |archivedate=2012-03-10 |df= }} 5 : Gulf of Khambhat|Landforms of Gujarat|Gulfs of India|Bodies of water of the Arabian Sea|Gulfs of the Indian Ocean |
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