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{{short description|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = Vypin Lighthouse<br />''Cochin Lighthouse''
| image_name = Light house02.jpg
| image_width =
| caption = The lighthouse in 2016
| location = [[Puthuvype]], [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]<br />[[India]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|9.998397|N|76.221599|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| yearbuilt = 1839 (first)
| yearlit = 1979 (current)
| automated =
| yeardeactivated =
| foundation =
| construction = concrete tower
| shape = octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
| marking = white and red horizontal bands, white lantern
| height = {{convert|46|m|ft}}
| focalheight = {{convert|49|m|ft}}
| lens =
| currentlens =
| lightsource = mains power
| intensity =
| range = {{convert|28|nmi}}
| characteristic = Fl (4) W 20s.
| fogsignal =
| racon =
| admiralty = F0698
| canada =
| NGA = 27528
| ARLHS = IND-083<ref>{{cite rowlett|indsw|access-date=7 February 2016}}</ref>
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The '''Vypin Lighthouse''' or '''[[Cochin]] Lighthouse'''<ref name="Dgll">{{cite web |title=Cochin District |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/DLLCochin/528_1_DLLCochin.aspx# |publisher=DGLL |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917120823/http://www.dgll.nic.in/DLLCochin/528_1_DLLCochin.aspx |archive-date=17 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> is situated at [[Puthuvype]] in [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. Even though the current lighthouse started functioning only by 15 November 1979, the Cochin Lighthouse has a long history. The lighthouse which was functioning in Fort Kochi from 1839 was shifted to Puthuvype in 1979. It is the tallest lighthouse in Kerala.

== Technical details ==
The tower has a height of {{convert|46|m|ft}} and is made of double layered concrete. The light beam has the range of {{convert|28|nmi}}.<ref name="unc">{{Cite rowlett|indsw|access-date=19 September 2014}}</ref>

== History ==
=== The old light at Fort Kochi ===
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| image1 = കൊച്ചിയിലെ ലൈറ്റ് ഹൗസ് (1850-97).jpg
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| footer = The image on the left is that of the Fort Kochi Lighthouse taken between 1850 and 1897. The image on the right is the structure present at the site in 2013.
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An oil lamp light started functioning at Fort Kochi in 1839. In 1902, a new light and reflecting mechanism was introduced. Modifications were made in 1914. In the 1920s, a new 10-meter tall tower was erected.

In 1936, a 25-meter tall steel tower was installed with a gaslight. In 1966, a mechanism called sun valve was introduced. Plans to construct a taller and brighter light and a radio beacon were drawn up. Since there was a paucity of land, the new light was transferred to [[Puthuvype]] in the [[Vypin]] Island and the radio beacon was shifted to [[Azhikode, Thrissur|Azhikode]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dgllnoida.gov.in/cochin/cochin.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312113105/http://dgllnoida.gov.in/cochin/cochin.html |archive-date=12 March 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== See also ==
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* [[List of lighthouses in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Lighthouse Digest|6318}}
* [http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouses/74_1_LightHouses.aspx Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships]
{{Commons category|position=left|Vypin lighthouse}}

{{Lighthouses in Kerala|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Lighthouses in Kerala]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kochi]]
[[Category:1839 establishments in British India]]
[[Category:Transport in Kochi]]
[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1979]]
[[Category:1979 establishments in Kerala]]

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