Kozhikkode lighthouse

Kozhikkode lighthouse
Calicut

Kozhikkode lighthouse in 2012
Kozhikkode lighthouse
Calicut
Kerala
Coordinates 11°15′30″N 75°46′09″E / 11.258460°N 75.769189°E / 11.258460; 75.769189Coordinates: 11°15′30″N 75°46′09″E / 11.258460°N 75.769189°E / 11.258460; 75.769189
Year first constructed 1847 (first)
Year first lit 1907 (current)
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 15 metres (49 ft) (current)
33 metres (108 ft) (first)
Focal height 17 metres (56 ft)
Light source mains power
Characteristic Fl (2) W 6s.
Admiralty number F0686
NGA number 27640
ARLHS number IND-097[1]

Kozhikkode lighthouse is a now defunct light situated in the Kozhikkode district of Kerala. It was constructed in the year 1907. The first lighthouse was constructed in the year 1847. That tower had a height of 33 meters. The tower of the current tower is 15 meters and is painted white.[2]

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