 The lighthouse in 2014 | |
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| Location | Ponnani, Kerala India |
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| Coordinates | 10°46′41″N 75°55′01″E / 10.778010°N 75.917027°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1937 (first) 1948 (second) |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Shape | dodecagon tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white and black horizontal bands |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1983 (current) |
| Focal height | 34.13 metres (112.0 ft) |
| Light source | 500/600 W (metal halide lamp) (220/250 V) AC |
| Range | 20.6 nautical miles (38.2 km; 23.7 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl 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]
- ^ 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.