Kovilan Point Lighthouse

Kovilan Point Lighthouse
Northern Province
Location Karaitivu Island
Jaffna Peninsula
Northern Province
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 09°45′42.40″N 79°51′47.85″E / 9.7617778°N 79.8632917°E / 9.7617778; 79.8632917Coordinates: 09°45′42.40″N 79°51′47.85″E / 9.7617778°N 79.8632917°E / 9.7617778; 79.8632917
Year first constructed 1899 (first)
Year first lit 1916 (current)
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 30 metres (98 ft)
Focal height 31 metres (102 ft)
Range 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) W 10s.
Admiralty number F0874
NGA number 27212
ARLHS number SLI-013[1]

Kovilan Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the island of Karaitivu in northern Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] Built in 1916 (station was established in 1899), the 30 metres (98 ft) white lighthouse has a round masonry tower.[1] The light itself is 31 metres (102 ft) above sea level. An observer on a ship 30.48 metres (100.0 ft) tall can see this light from 21.4 nautical miles (39.6 km; 24.6 mi)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rowlett, Russ (13 February 2006). "Lighthouses of Sri Lanka". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ↑ "Kovilan Point (Karaitivu Island) Light". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society.
  3. ↑ "Lighthouse Explorer: Kovilan Point Light". Lighthouse Digest.

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