Kakinada Bay Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kakinada Bay Range Front Lighthouse
A square pyramidal skeletal steel tower, standing 16 meters tall, marks the Kakinada Bay Range Front. It is mounted on a square platform and painted white. The structure has a focal height of 16 meters and emits a quick-flashing white light. This lighthouse is situated in Kakinada Bay, about 1.2 kilometers southeast of the Kakinada Deepwater Port. The site is accessible by boat and is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed. Its geographic range extends to 12.2 nautical miles.
Why it matters: This range front light is essential for the safe navigation of vessels entering and exiting the Kakinada Deepwater Port, facilitating maritime trade.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Quick
- Light Color
- White
- Raw Code
- Q W
- Focal Height
- 16m
- Geographic Range
- 12.2NM
Location
- City
- Kakinada
- Country
- 🇮🇳India
- Region
- Andhra Pradesh
- Sea Region
- Kakinada Bay, about 1.2 km southeast of the Kakinada Deepwater Port
- Latitude
- 16.9635°
- Longitude
- 82.2883°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Kakinada(1.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- F0959.
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 16m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- steel
Structure: square pyramidal skeletal tower, mounted on a square platform
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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