Pentakota

Pentakota
Surname of Gavara Community
village
Pentakota
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Pentakota
Pentakota (India)
Coordinates: 17°18′00″N 82°37′00″E / 17.3000°N 82.6167°E / 17.3000; 82.6167Coordinates: 17°18′00″N 82°37′00″E / 17.3000°N 82.6167°E / 17.3000; 82.6167
Country  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Climate hot (Köppen)
Pentakota Lighthouse
Location Andhra Pradesh, Payakaraopeta, India Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates 17°17′46″N 82°37′06″E / 17.296011°N 82.618250°E / 17.296011; 82.618250
Year first constructed 1957
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape square tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white and black bands tower, red lantern dome
Height 18 metres (59 ft)
Focal height 18 metres (59 ft)
Characteristic Fl W 15s.
Admiralty number F0966
NGA number 27016
ARLHS number IND-051[1]

Pentakota is a village in Payakaraopeta mandal of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

There is an old lighthouse in the village.[2] It has 18 metres (59 ft) height and was established in 1957. It has a range of 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi).

Geography

Pentakpta has an average elevation of 0 metres (0 ft).

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: West Bengal, Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ Pentakota Lighthouse at the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine.
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