Mallipattinam Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Mallipattinam Lighthouse
Also known as: Mallipattinam (Mallipatnam, Malipatinam)
This concrete lighthouse, completed and first lit in 2010, stands 45 meters tall. Its cylindrical structure features a lantern and gallery, with an octagonal observation level below. The tower displays distinctive red and white vertical stripes, a unique daymark among Indian lighthouses. It emits a white flash every 15 seconds, visible for 22 nautical miles. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed to the public.
Why it matters: Navigating the Palk Strait, this lighthouse aids vessels in the busy waterway between India and Sri Lanka. Its pioneering vertical stripe design serves as a clear coastal identifier near Manora.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 4 flashes
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Geographic Range
- 22NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2010
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 45m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red and white vertical stripes
- Material
- concrete
Structure: octagonal cylindrical concrete tower with lantern, gallery, and an octagonal observation level below the lantern
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇳India
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Sea Region
- Palk Strait at Manora, about 50 km west of Calimere Point
- Latitude
- 10.2677°
- Longitude
- 79.3037°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Nagappattinam(43.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- F0901.9
- NGA No.
- 27148
Nearby Ports
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