Oyster Rocks, Karachi

Island in Karachi, Pakistan

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Oyster Rocks

Nickname: Clifton Oyster Rocks

A scene of largest of the Oyster Rocks in c. 2017

Oyster Rocks

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Geography
Location| Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan
Coordinates| 24°48′02″N 66°59′54″E﻿ / ﻿24.80056°N 66.99833°E﻿ / 24.80056; 66.99833
Archipelago| Oyster Rocks

The Clifton Oyster Rocks (Urdu: کستورا مچهلی) are an archipelago of islets located off the coast of the Clifton neighbourhood of Karachi, in Sindh, the province of Pakistan. The islands were under the control of the Pakistani Navy until 2006, when the Karachi city government decided to include the island as part of its project to renovate the city. As part of this plan, the Port Fountain was constructed at the base of the northern island. It shoots water up to 620 feet (190 m) in the air, and was considered as the second-tallest fountain in the world at that time.[1][2] There is a 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) long breakwater (structure) known as Oyster Rock Strip[3] near the rocks built in 2015 with Chinese collaboration as a part of Pakistan Deep Water Container Port (PDWCP) Project under marine protection work.[4] It was constructed to guard the South Asia Pakistan Terminal from sea tides and costal erosion.[3]

## Gallery

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* A scene of boat near the Oyster Rocks

* A view of Karachi seen from Oyster Rocks.

* Sea life at Oyster Rocks

## See also

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* List of islands of Pakistan

## References

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1. ^ Port Fountain - World's Second Tallest Fountain Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Hussain, Kashif (30 July 2018). "Oyster Rocks: Newly-discovered safety wall becomes risky picnic spot for Karachiites". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
3. ^ a b "Karachi's new attraction 'China Port' is now a 'no go' area for public". ARY News. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
4. ^ Rana, P.Ishaq. "Putting Karachi port on the global maritime map". Dawn. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

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