Pamban Lighthouse

Pamban Lighthouse
Map
LocationPamban
Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates9°17′17″N 79°13′07″E / 9.288145°N 79.218554°E / 9.288145; 79.218554
Tower
Constructed1845 (first)
Constructionmasonry tower
Height20 metres (66 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite and black bands tower, white lantern, red roof
Light
First lit1879 (current)
Focal height29 metres (95 ft)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 9s.

The Pamban Lighthouse is one of the two lighthouses on the Rameswaram island in Tamil Nadu.[1][2] It is also known as Pamban channel northwest point lighthouse.[3]

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: Tamil Nadu and Puducherry". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Chennai Region". India: Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Pamban Channel/Pamban Island Light ARLHS IND-048". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved 26 August 2018.