Ponnani Lighthouse

Ponnani Lighthouse is situated in Ponnani, Malappuram district, Kerala on the south bank of the Bharathappuzha river. 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.

Ponnani Lighthouse
The lighthouse in 2014
Ponnani Lighthouse
Kerala
LocationPonnani, Kerala
India
Coordinates10°46′41″N 75°55′01″E
Year first constructed1937 (first)
1948 (second)
Year first lit1983 (current)
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapedodecagon tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite and black horizontal bands
Tower height30 metres (98 ft)
Focal height34.13 metres (112.0 ft)
Light source500/600 W (metal halide lamp) (220/250 V) AC
Range20.6 nautical miles (38.2 km; 23.7 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl W 15s.
Admiralty numberF0692
NGA number27632
ARLHS numberIND-108[2]

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]

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References

  1. Ponnani Lighthouse Archived 11 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: Kerala and Karnataka". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. "Indian Lighthouses: An Overview" (PDF). DGLL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. "Lighthouses in Kerala". Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.


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