Kankesanthurai Lighthouse

Kankesanthurai Lighthouse
Map
LocationKankesanthurai
Northern Province
Sri Lanka
Coordinates09°48′58.15″N 80°02′42.4″E / 9.8161528°N 80.045111°E / 9.8161528; 80.045111
Tower
Constructed1893
Constructionmasonry tower
Height22 metres (72 ft)
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
Light
Focal height25 metres (82 ft)
Range14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 15s.

Kankesanthurai Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Kankesanthurai in northern Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] Built in 1893, the 22 metres (72 ft) lighthouse has an octagonal masonry tower with lantern and gallery.[1] Located deep inside the Sri Lankan military's Valikamam North High Security Zone and next to a naval base, the lighthouse was heavily damaged during the Sri Lankan Civil War and is inactive.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Rowlett, Russ (13 February 2006). "Lighthouses of Sri Lanka". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ^ "Kankesanturaï Light". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society.
  3. ^ "Lighthouse Explorer: Kankesanturai Light". Lighthouse Digest.