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Purbasthali is a village with a police station in Kalna subdivision of Bardhaman district. It is located 120 km north from Kolkata. Also known as Chupi Char, it lies on the banks of a large oxbow lake created by the Ganges river and is only 8 km from the old and holy town of Nabadwip. The 2–3 km long lake attracts migrants and water birds.〔( Water Birds of India )〕 The Purbasthali area has a fairly high level of arsenic in the ground water.〔(Ground water arsenic contamination )〕 == Location == Purbasthali lies close on the Tropic of Cancer. Purbasthali is a large block with a number of villages adjoining a large oxbow lake, created by the river Ganga, on its Western bank, in Burdwan district of West Bengal. It is 120 km north from Calcutta. On the Eastern bank of the river lies the old and holy town of Nabadwip. The entire Gangetic Isle complex of Purbasthali extends between the geographical co-ordinates from 88 * 19’ 45” to 88 * 22’ E longitude 23 * 26’ to 23 * 26’45” N latitude. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Purbasthali」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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