Point Pedro Lighthouse along with telecommunication tower, overshadowed by a naval communication tower | |
Location | Point Pedro Jaffna District Northern Province Sri Lanka |
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Coordinates | 09°49′36.8″N 80°14′59.1″E / 9.826889°N 80.249750°E / 9.826889; 80.249750 |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1916 |
Construction | masonry tower |
Height | 32 metres (105 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower and lantern |
Light | |
Focal height | 31 metres (102 ft) |
Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
Point Pedro Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Point Pedro in northern Sri Lanka. Built in 1916, the 32 metres (105 ft) white lighthouse has a round masonry tower with lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is dwarfed by a vast communication tower for the Sri Lanka Navy.
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (13 February 2006). "Lighthouses of Sri Lanka". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- "Pedro Point Light". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society.
- "Lighthouse Explorer: Point Pedro Light". Lighthouse Digest.
- "Point Pedro, the northern tip". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 3 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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