Ritchie's Archipelago Lighthouses Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ritchie's Archipelago Lighthouses Lighthouse
This square steel skeletal tower, built in 1983, stands 14 meters tall and is painted with red and white horizontal bands. It features a gallery and an enclosed equipment shelter at its base. The lighthouse is situated on the highest point of North Button Island, within the Ritchie's Archipelago. Its light emits a white flash every 10 seconds from a focal height of 57 meters, with a geographic range of 19.7 nautical miles. The nearest port is Port Blair, approximately 43.1 kilometers away.
Why it matters: The light helps define the northern approach to the Diligent Strait, a key passage between the Ritchie's Archipelago and the main Andaman Islands, ensuring safe transit.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 57m
- Geographic Range
- 19.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1983
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Port Blair(43.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- F1202.6.
- NGA No.
- 26532
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 14m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal tower with gallery and an enclosed equipment shelter in the base, painted with red and white horizontal bands
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇳India
- Region
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Sea Region
- North Button Island, Ritchie's Archipelago, Andaman Islands, marking the northern entrance to the Diligent Strait.
- Latitude
- 12.3169°
- Longitude
- 93.0680°
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