Patenga
পতেঙ্গা (Bengali) | |
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 Sunset at Patenga beach | |
  Patenga | |
| Coordinates: 22°14′10″N 91°47′13″E / 22.2359795°N 91.7868103°E | |
| Location | Chattogram, Bangladesh |
| Native name | পতেঙ্গা (Bengali) |
| Patrolled by |  Bangladesh Navy |
| Access | Free |
| Chittagong Outer Bar Range Rear Lighthouse | |
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| Foundation | Concrete base |
| Construction | Metal skeletal tower[1] |
| Height | 17 m (56 ft)  |
| Shape | Square pyramidal skeletal tower[2] |
| Markings | White and red horizontal bands tower with balcony and light[1] |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | Chittagong Port Authority |
| Focal height | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Characteristic | Q R |
Patenga (Bengali: পতেঙ্গা) is a sea beach of the Bay of Bengal, located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south from the port city of Chattogram, Bangladesh. It is near to the mouth of the Karnaphuli River. The beach is very close to the Bangladesh Naval Academy of the Bangladesh Navy and Shah Amanat International Airport.
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Bangladesh". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.