Kilakarai Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Tamil Nadu, India

Lighthouse
9°13′39″N 78°47′06″E / 9.22757°N 78.78505°E / 9.22757; 78.78505TowerConstructed1979Constructionconcrete towerHeight30 metres (98 ft)Shapehexagonal tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite and red horizontal bandsLightFocal height35 metres (115 ft)CharacteristicFl W 15s.

Kilakkarai Lighthouse is located at Kilakkarai, Tamil Nadu. The lighthouse started functioning on 2 October 1979. There was no lighthouse at this location prior to the installation of the present structure. A flag mast was present at this location previously to assist fishermen. The light source was modified on 30 April 2003.[1][2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Indian Lighthouses: An Overview" (PDF). DGLL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: Tamil Nadu and Puducherry". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  • Kilakarai Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
  • Kilakarai Lighthouse on Instagram Edit this at Wikidata
  • Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
Authority control databases: Geographic Edit this at Wikidata
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  • ARLHS
  • NGA

9°13′39″N 78°47′06″E / 9.22757°N 78.78505°E / 9.22757; 78.78505


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