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{{Short description|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}
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The '''Chetwai Lighthouse''' is situated at Chettuva near [[Guruvayur]] in [[Thrissur District]] of [[Kerala]]. It was inaugurated on 29 September 1986. The tower is a 30-meter tall concrete structure. There did not exist any lighthouse earlier to the present one at this place. The light source was changed 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 |access-date=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 name="Lighthouses">{{Cite web |url=http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |title=Lighthouses in Kerala |access-date=21 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319042907/http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |archive-date=19 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The '''Chetwai Lighthouse''' is situated at Chettuva near [[Guruvayur]] in [[Thrissur District]] of [[Kerala]]. It was inaugurated on 29 September 1986.<ref>{{cite rowlett|indsw|accessdate=7 February 2016}}</ref> The tower is a 30-meter tall concrete structure. There did not exist any lighthouse earlier to the present one at this place. The light source was changed 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 |access-date=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 name="Lighthouses">{{Cite web |url=http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |title=Lighthouses in Kerala |access-date=21 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319042907/http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |archive-date=19 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>


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


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


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Chettuva Lighthouse}}
* {{Lighthouse Digest|6320}}
* {{Lighthouse Digest|6320}}
* [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]
{{Commons category|position=left|Chettuva lighthouse}}


{{Lighthouses in Kerala|state=collapsed}}
{{Lighthouses in Kerala|state=collapsed}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Lighthouses in Kerala]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in Kerala]]

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Chetwai Lighthouse
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LocationTemplate:Wikidata location
Coordinates10°33′14.2″N 76°01′02.4″E / 10.553944°N 76.017333°E / 10.553944; 76.017333
Constructed1986
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower height30 metres (98 ft)
Tower shapecylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
Markingswhite and red horizontal bands
Focal height33.8 metres (111 ft)
Light source500 W Halogen Lamp (220/250 V AC)
Range19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl (2) W 20s.

The Chetwai Lighthouse is situated at Chettuva near Guruvayur in Thrissur District of Kerala. It was inaugurated on 29 September 1986.[2] The tower is a 30-meter tall concrete structure. There did not exist any lighthouse earlier to the present one at this place. The light source was changed on 30 April 2003.[3][4]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Chetwai Lighthouse Archived 16 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: Kerala and Karnataka". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Indian Lighthouses: An Overview" (PDF). DGLL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lighthouses in Kerala". Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

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