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| Location | Template:Wikidata location |
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| Coordinates | 9°44′54″N 76°17′11″E / 9.748254°N 76.286435°E |
| Constructed | 1979 |
| Construction | reinforced concrete tower |
| Tower height | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Tower shape | square tower lower half skeletal upper half closed, with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern |
| Focal height | 35.67 metres (117.0 ft) |
| Light source | main power |
| Intensity | 500/550 W Metal Halide Lamp (220/250 V AC) |
| Range | 18.4 nautical miles (34.1 km; 21.2 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 10s. |
Manakkodam Lighthouse is situated next to the Andhakaranazhy beach 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]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Manakkodam lighthouse Archived 17 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
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- ↑ "Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships". Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "Lighthouses in Kerala". Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "Manakkodam Lighthouse". DGLL. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "Manakkodam Light". Lighthouse diges magazine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Manakkodam Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
- Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
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