Point Pedro Lighthouse

Point Pedro Lighthouse
Point Pedro Lighthouse along with telecommunication tower, overshadowed by a naval communication tower
Location in Point Pedro
Location Point Pedro
Jaffna District
Northern Province
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 09°49′36.8″N 80°14′59.1″E / 9.826889°N 80.249750°E / 9.826889; 80.249750Coordinates: 09°49′36.8″N 80°14′59.1″E / 9.826889°N 80.249750°E / 9.826889; 80.249750
Year first constructed 1916
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 32 metres (105 ft)
Focal height 31 metres (102 ft)
Range 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number F0870
NGA number 27228
ARLHS number SLI-017[1]

Point Pedro Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Point Pedro in northern Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] Built in 1916, the 32 metres (105 ft) white lighthouse has a round masonry tower with lantern and gallery.[1] The lighthouse is dwarfed by a vast communication tower for the Sri Lanka Navy.[4]

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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. ↑ "Pedro Point Light". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society.
  3. ↑ "Lighthouse Explorer: Point Pedro Light". Lighthouse Digest.
  4. ↑ "Point Pedro, the northern tip". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 3 October 2010.


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