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Ponnani Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Kerala, India

Lighthouse

10°46′41″N 75°55′01″E / 10.778010°N 75.917027°E / 10.778010; 75.917027TowerConstructed1937 (first)
1948 (second)Constructionconcrete towerHeight30 metres (98 ft)Shapedodecagon tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite and black horizontal bandsLightFirst lit1983 (current)Focal height34.13 metres (112.0 ft)Light source500/600 W (metal halide lamp) (220/250 V) ACRange20.6 nautical miles (38.2 km; 23.7 mi)^[1]CharacteristicFl W 15s.

Ponnani Lighthouse is situated in Ponnani, Malappuram district, Kerala on the south bank of the Bharathappuzha river.^[2] It was commissioned on 17 April 1983. The tower has a circular cross-section and a height of 30 meters. The light source is a metal halide lamp. The lighthouse has direct drive facility. The Ponnani port is located on the estuary of River Bharathappuzha (the longest river of Kerala) and Tirur River.

A flag staff used to assist the craft 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]

References

^ Ponnani Lighthouse Archived 11 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: Kerala and Karnataka". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ "Indian Lighthouses: An Overview" (PDF). DGLL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
^ "Lighthouses in Kerala". Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.