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'''Kilakkarai Lighthouse''' is located at [[Kilakkarai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. The lighthouse started functioning on 2 October 1979. There was no lighthouse at this location prior to the installation of the present structure. A flag mast was present at this location previously to assist fishermen. The light source was modified on 30 April 2003.<ref name="Dgll">{{cite web |title=Indian Lighthouses: An Overview |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf |publisher=DGLL |accessdate=21 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218163515/http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Kilakkarai Lighthouse''' is located at [[Kilakkarai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. The lighthouse started functioning on 2 October 1979. There was no lighthouse at this location prior to the installation of the present structure. A flag mast was present at this location previously to assist fishermen. The light source was modified on 30 April 2003.<ref name="Dgll">{{cite web |title=Indian Lighthouses: An Overview |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf |publisher=DGLL |accessdate=21 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218163515/http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite rowlett|indse|accessdate=7 February 2016}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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{{Portal|India|Engineering}}
* [[List of lighthouses in India]]
* [[List of lighthouses in India]]


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouses/74_1_LightHouses.aspx Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships]
* [http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouses/74_1_LightHouses.aspx Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships]


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[[Category:Lighthouses in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in Tamil Nadu]]

Revision as of 21:15, 7 November 2021


Kilakarai Lighthouse
Kilakarai-Lighthouse-View.jpg
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LocationTemplate:Wikidata location
OS gridTemplate:Gbmappingsmall
Coordinates9°13′39″N 78°47′06″E / 9.22757°N 78.78505°E / 9.22757; 78.78505
Constructed1979
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower height30 metres (98 ft)
Tower shapehexagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite and red horizontal bands
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Kilakkarai Lighthouse is located at Kilakkarai, Tamil Nadu. The lighthouse started functioning on 2 October 1979. There was no lighthouse at this location prior to the installation of the present structure. A flag mast was present at this location previously to assist fishermen. The light source was modified on 30 April 2003.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Indian Lighthouses: An Overview" (PDF). DGLL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Template:Cite rowlett

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Coordinates: 9°13′39″N 78°47′06″E / 9.22757°N 78.78505°E / 9.22757; 78.78505


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