Ponnani lighthouse

Ponnani Lighthouse

Ponnani Lighthouse, 2014
Ponnani Lighthouse
Kerala
Location Ponnani, Kerala
India
Coordinates 10°46′41″N 75°55′01″E / 10.778010°N 75.917027°E / 10.778010; 75.917027Coordinates: 10°46′41″N 75°55′01″E / 10.778010°N 75.917027°E / 10.778010; 75.917027
Year first constructed 1937 (first)
1948 (second)
Year first lit 1983 (current)
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape dodecagon prism tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white and black horizontal bands
Height 30 metres (98 ft)
Focal height 34.13 metres (112.0 ft)
Range 20.6 nautical miles (38.2 km; 23.7 mi) [1]
Characteristic Fl W 15s.
Admiralty number F0692
NGA number 27632
ARLHS number IND-108[2]

Ponnani lighthouse is situated in Malappuram district, Kerala on the south bank of Bharathappuzha river. It was commissioned on 17 April 1983. The tower has a circular cross section and a height of 30 meters. The light source is metal halide lamp. The lighthouse has direct drive facility.

A flag staff used to assist the crafts to negotiate the entrance to the port prior to a steel mast with an oil wick being hoisted in 1937. In 1948 a steel trestle was with a gas flasher was installed. After the present tower was constructed in 1983, the light source was replaced on 23 July 1995.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. Ponnani Lighthouse Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: Kerala and Karnataka". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  3. "Indian Lighthouses: An Overview" (PDF). DGLL. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. Lighthouses in Kerala

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