.jpg) Photo of the lighthouse taken on 5 April 1874. | |
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| Location | Mumbai, India |
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| Coordinates | 18°52′45″N 72°47′59″E / 18.879238°N 72.799750°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1844 (first) |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Height | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern |
| Markings | black basement, white tower with a horizontal red band, white lantern |
| Operator | Mumbai Port Trust[2] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1871 (current) |
| Focal height | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Lens | 1st order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
Prong's Lighthouse is an offshore lighthouse situated at the southernmost point of Bombay (present-day Mumbai), India in the Colaba (Navy Nagar) area. It marks the entrance to Mumbai Harbour. The lighthouse is a Grade-I heritage structure.
- ^ Prong’s Reef Lighthouse Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: Goa and Maharashtra". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 February 2016.