Kankesanthurai Lighthouse

Kankesanthurai Lighthouse
Northern Province
Location Kankesanthurai
Northern Province
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 09°48′58.15″N 80°02′42.4″E / 9.8161528°N 80.045111°E / 9.8161528; 80.045111Coordinates: 09°48′58.15″N 80°02′42.4″E / 9.8161528°N 80.045111°E / 9.8161528; 80.045111
Year first constructed 1893
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 22 metres (72 ft)
Focal height 25 metres (82 ft)
Range 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 15s.
Admiralty number F0872
NGA number 27224
ARLHS number SLI-012

Kankesanthurai Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Kankesanthurai in northern Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] Built in 1893, the 22 metres (72 ft) lighthouse has an octagonal masonry tower with lantern and gallery.[1] Located deep inside the Sri Lankan military's Valikamam North High Security Zone and next to a naval base, the lighthouse was heavily damaged during the Sri Lankan Civil War and is inactive.[1]

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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. ↑ "Kankesanturaï Light". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society.
  3. ↑ "Lighthouse Explorer: Kankesanturai Light". Lighthouse Digest.


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