Barnacle Rock Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Barnacle Rock Lighthouse
The Barnacle Rock lighthouse is situated on a square platform resting on piles in Mumbai Harbour. Its structure is a white-painted, square pyramidal skeletal tower with a closed upper portion. Reaching a focal height of 8 meters, it displays a white flash every 2 seconds (Fl W 2s) with a geographic range of 9.7 nautical miles. This navigational marker is positioned in the channel between Elephanta Island and the mainland. The site can be visited, but the tower is not open for entry. It is managed by the Mumbai Port Trust.
Why it matters: Barnacle Rock serves as a navigational aid marking the entrance channel to Mumbai's port facilities.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 2s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 2s
- Focal Height
- 8m
- Geographic Range
- 9.7NM
Location
- City
- Mumbai
- Country
- 🇮🇳India
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Sea Region
- Mumbai Harbour, India, in the channel between Elephanta Island and the mainland
- Latitude
- 18.9647°
- Longitude
- 72.9455°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Jawaharlal Nehru(0.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- F0547.6.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 5m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white and mounted on a square platform supported by piles
Structure: square pyramidal skeletal tower with enclosed upper section, painted white and mounted on a square platform supported by piles
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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