Oluvil Lighthouse
Fl W 10s🇱🇰Sri Lanka, LKOperational
Location & Light Range
About Oluvil Lighthouse
A white cylindrical concrete tower, 25 meters above sea level, marks the coast at Oluvil. This lighthouse was constructed in 1999 as part of the development of Oluvil Harbour. It features a lantern and gallery attached to a single-story equipment building. The Sri Lanka Ports Authority operates and maintains the structure. The light emits a white flash every 18 seconds.
Why it matters: This structure was the first lighthouse built in Sri Lanka after the nation's independence.
Background
Oluvil Lighthouse (Sinhala: ඔලුවිල් ප්රදීපාගාරය) is a lighthouse situated on the southern east coast of Sri Lanka at Oluvil, which is located approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Kalmunai.
The lighthouse is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. It is the first lighthouse erected after the Sri Lankan independence, until the Hambantota Port and the Colombo Port expansion occurred in 2012–13. The 24 metres (79 ft) high white cylindrical concrete lighthouse tower was built in 1999 as a part of the development of Oluvil Harbour and it was constructed with lantern and gallery, attached to a one-story small equipment building.
The lighthouse was declared open on 19 June 1999 by then Sri Lanka's Minister for Port Development, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader M. H. M. Ashraff.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl W 10s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 10s
- Focal Height
- 25m
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1999
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- F0845
- ARLHS No.
- SLI-026
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q19252675 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
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Tower & Structure
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Location
- City
- Sri Lanka
- Country
- 🇱🇰LK
- Latitude
- 7.2904°
- Longitude
- 81.8672°
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