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{{Short description|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}
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{{short description|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}
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| name                  = Manakkodam Lighthouse<br />''Manaccur''
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'''Manakkodam Lighthouse''' is situated in the [[Alappuzha district]] of [[Kerala]] near [[Cherthala]]. The tower is a {{Convert|33.8|m|ft|sigfig=4}} high concrete structure with square cross section. It was inaugurated on 1 August 1979. There were no lights in this area before 1979. The light source was changed from incandescent lamp to metal halide on 21 September 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dgllnoida.gov.in/cochin/MANAKKODAM.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312113238/http://dgllnoida.gov.in/cochin/MANAKKODAM.html |archive-date=12 March 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Lighthouses">{{Cite web |url=http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |title=Lighthouses in Kerala |access-date=19 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><ref name="Dgll">{{cite web |title=Manakkodam Lighthouse |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=259&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 |publisher=DGLL |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317232531/http://dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=259&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangID=1 |archive-date=17 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Manakkodam Lighthouse''' is situated in the [[Alappuzha district]] of [[Kerala]] near [[Cherthala]]. The tower is a {{Convert|33.8|m|ft|sigfig=4}} high concrete structure with square cross section.<ref>{{cite rowlett|indsw|access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref> It was inaugurated on 1 August 1979. There were no lights in this area before 1979. The light source was changed from incandescent lamp to metal halide on 21 September 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dgllnoida.gov.in/cochin/MANAKKODAM.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312113238/http://dgllnoida.gov.in/cochin/MANAKKODAM.html |archive-date=12 March 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Lighthouses">{{Cite web |url=http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |title=Lighthouses in Kerala |access-date=19 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><ref name="Dgll">{{cite web |title=Manakkodam Lighthouse |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=259&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 |publisher=DGLL |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317232531/http://dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=259&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangID=1 |archive-date=17 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>


The light source flashes twice in ten seconds.<ref name="ML">{{cite web |title=Manakkodam Light |url=http://www.lighthousedigest.com/digest/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=6317 |publisher=Lighthouse diges magazine |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095508/http://www.lighthousedigest.com/digest/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=6317 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The light source flashes twice in ten seconds.<ref name="ML">{{cite web |title=Manakkodam Light |url=http://www.lighthousedigest.com/digest/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=6317 |publisher=Lighthouse diges magazine |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095508/http://www.lighthousedigest.com/digest/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=6317 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |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|position=left|Manakkodam Lighthouse}}
* {{Lighthouse Digest|6317}}
* {{Lighthouse Digest|6317}}
* [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|Manakkodam Lighthouse}}


{{Lighthouses in Kerala|state=collapsed}}
{{Lighthouses in Kerala|state=collapsed}}
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[[Category:Lighthouses in Kerala]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in Kerala]]

Revision as of 18:57, 7 November 2021


Manakkodam Lighthouse
Andhakaranazhi Lighthouse.jpg
The lighthouse in 2012
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LocationTemplate:Wikidata location
OS gridTemplate:Gbmappingsmall
Coordinates9°44′54″N 76°17′11″E / 9.748254°N 76.286435°E / 9.748254; 76.286435Coordinates: 9°44′54″N 76°17′11″E / 9.748254°N 76.286435°E / 9.748254; 76.286435
Constructed1979
Constructionreinforced concrete tower
Tower height30 metres (98 ft)
Tower shapesquare tower lower half skeletal upper half closed, with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, red lantern
Template:Infobox lighthouse/light

Manakkodam Lighthouse is situated in the Alappuzha district of Kerala near Cherthala. The tower is a 33.8 metres (110.9 ft) high concrete structure with square cross section.[2] It was inaugurated on 1 August 1979. There were no lights in this area before 1979. The light source was changed from incandescent lamp to metal halide on 21 September 1998.[3][4][5]

The light source flashes twice in ten seconds.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Manakkodam lighthouse Archived 17 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
  2. ↑ Template:Cite rowlett
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Lighthouses in Kerala". Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Manakkodam Lighthouse". DGLL. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Manakkodam Light". Lighthouse diges magazine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2014.

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