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| Location | Template:Wikidata location |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 18°52′45″N 72°47′59″E / 18.879238°N 72.799750°E |
| Constructed | 1844 (first) |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Tower height | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Tower shape | tapered cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern |
| Markings | black basement, white tower with a horizontal red band, white lantern |
| Operator | Mumbai Port Trust[1] |
| First lit | 1871 (current) |
| Focal height | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Lens | 1st order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)[2] |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
Prong's Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated at the southernmost point of Bombay (now Mumbai), India in the Colaba (Navy Nagar) area. It was built in 1875 by Thomas Ormiston at the cost of Rs. 620255.[3] It is a 41 meters high circular tower with a 23-meter range[4] and the beam can be seen at a distance of 30 kilometres (19 mi). It is one of three lighthouses of the city. The tower is painted in three horizontal bands, red, white, and black respectively.[5] The lighthouse had a cannon during British rule to secure the bay. The lighthouse has restricted access as it is under military land. It is only accessible during low tide with special permission from the Indian Navy.[6]
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- ↑ Prong’s Reef Lighthouse Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
- ↑ "Darkness dawns on city's lighthouses". Daily News and Analysis. 3 September 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ↑ "LightHouse: Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships". www.dgll.nic.in. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ↑ "Prongs reef lighthouse" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ↑ Tindall, Gilian (1 June 1992). City of gold. Mumbai: Penguin Books.
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