Kilakarai Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kilakarai Lighthouse
The Kilakarai Lighthouse is a white hexagonal concrete tower, standing 30 meters tall and painted with red bands. It was commissioned in 1979, with its light source being electrified in 2003 and upgraded again in 2009. The current rotating metal-halide beacon is mounted 35 meters above sea level. The tower features dual galleries for maintenance and is powered by the coastal grid with diesel backup. Its light is visible for 16 nautical miles and emits a white flash every 15 seconds.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides vessels through the Gulf of Mannar's hazardous shoals.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl.W. period 15s
- Focal Height
- 35m
- Light Range
- 3NM (5.6 km)
- Geographic Range
- 19NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1979
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- F0738
- NGA No.
- 27172
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q18388198 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 98m
- Tower Shape
- hexagonal
- Tower Color
- white and red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: White hexagonal concrete tower, red banded; 98. AIS (MMSI No 004194417). INDIA-BAY OF BENGAL
Location
- City
- Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
- Country
- 🇮🇳IN
- Latitude
- 9.2276°
- Longitude
- 78.7851°
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