Ponnani lighthouse

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Ponnani Lighthouse
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Ponnani Lighthouse
Kerala
Location Ponnani, Kerala
India
Coordinates 10°46′41″N75°55′01″E / 10.778010°N 75.917027°E / 10.778010; 75.917027 Coordinates: 10°46′41″N75°55′01″E / 10.778010°N 75.917027°E / 10.778010; 75.917027
Year first constructed1937 (first)
1948 (second)
Year first lit1983 (current)
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapedodecagon tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite and black horizontal bands
Tower height30 metres (98 ft)
Focal height34.13 metres (112.0 ft)
Light source500/600 W (metal halide lamp) (220/250 V) AC
Range20.6 nautical miles (38.2 km; 23.7 mi) [1]
Characteristic Fl W 15s.
Admiralty numberF0692
NGA number27632
ARLHS numberIND-108 [2]

Ponnani Lighthouse is situated in Malappuram district, Kerala on the south bank of Bharathappuzha river. It was commissioned on 17 April 1983. The tower has a circular cross section and a height of 30 meters. The light source is metal halide lamp. The lighthouse has direct drive facility.

Malappuram district District in Kerala, India

Malappuram district, with its headquarters at Malappuram, is a district in the state of Kerala, India. The district was formed on 16 June 1969. Malappuram district is composed of portions of the former Palakkad and Kozhikode districts: Ernad taluk and portions of Tirur taluk in Kozhikode district, and portions of Perinthalmannna and Ponnani taluks in Palakkad district.

Kerala State in southern India

Kerala is a state on the southwestern, Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions. Spread over 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi), Kerala is the twenty-second largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33,387,677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census, Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state.

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A flag staff used to assist the crafts 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]

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References

  1. Ponnani Lighthouse Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: Kerala and Karnataka". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. "Indian Lighthouses: An Overview" (PDF). DGLL. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. Lighthouses in Kerala