Mannar Island Lighthouse (new)
![]() Mannar Island Lighthouse in 2014 | |
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Location | Mannar Island, Talaimannar, Sri Lanka |
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Coordinates | 9°06′25″N 79°43′52″E / 9.107°N 79.731°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1915 ![]() |
Construction | rubble masonry (tower) ![]() |
Height | 19 m (62 ft) ![]() |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white (tower, lantern) ![]() |
Light | |
Focal height | 17 m (56 ft) ![]() |
Range | 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | ![]() ![]() |
Mannar Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Talaimannar on Mannar Island in northern Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] Built in 1915, the 19 metres (62 ft) white lighthouse has a round cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ (13 February 2006). "Lighthouses of Sri Lanka". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Mannar Island (New)/Talaimannar (New) Light". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society.
- ^ "Lighthouse Explorer: Mannar Island Light (new)". Lighthouse Digest.
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