Krishnapatnam Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Krishnapatnam Range Rear Lighthouse
The Krishnapatnam Range Rear light stands 37 meters tall as a square pyramidal skeletal steel tower. It is painted with red and white horizontal bands, and its light has a focal height of 40 meters. This light emits a single green flash every 4 seconds and has a geographic range of 17.1 nautical miles. The structure is situated in the wetlands south of Krishnapatnam harbor, approximately 1.1 kilometers from the port. It is one of two lights forming a range for maritime traffic.
Why it matters: This rear range light, along with its front counterpart, provides essential directional guidance for vessels entering Krishnapatnam harbor, helping to avoid grounding in the surrounding wetlands.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 4s
- Focal Height
- 40m
- Geographic Range
- 17.1NM
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇳India
- Region
- Andhra Pradesh
- Sea Region
- wetlands on the south side of Krishnapatnam harbor, India
- Latitude
- 14.2483°
- Longitude
- 80.1034°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 37m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: square pyramidal skeletal tower painted with red and white horizontal bands
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Krishnapatnam(1.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- F0952.151.
- NGA No.
- 27064
- ARLHS No.
- IND-022
Nearby Ports
اعثر على منارة Krishnapatnam Range Rear على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب India، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.