Azhikode Lighthouse

Azhikode Lighthouse
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Location	Template:Wikidata location
OS grid	Template:Gbmappingsmall
Coordinates	10°12′12″N 76°09′28″E / 10.203395°N 76.157712°ECoordinates: 10°12′12″N 76°09′28″E / 10.203395°N 76.157712°E
Constructed	1982
Construction	concrete
Tower height	30 metres (98 ft)
Tower shape	square tower with open framework base
Markings	white and black horizontal bands, red lantern
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Azhikode Lighthouse is situated about 8 km west of Kodungallur in Kerala. There was no lighthouse in the present location prior to this being inaugurated on 30 April 1982. The concrete tower of the lighthouse has a height of 30 meters.^[1]

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There is a radio beacon installed at this lighthouse which came on air on 10 September 1981. The incandescent lamp was replaced by metal halide lamp on 30 September 1997. The direct drive system was also incorporated at the time.^[2]^[3] This lighthouse was earlier known as Periyar River Lighthouse. A fixed light of 11 miles range was exhibited from a mast of 96 feet high by the State Port department in 1964 near the Port entrance and it worked till the commissioning of the new light in 1982. Azhikode Lighthouse was proposed as a guiding light for Cochin Port. The radio beacon was discontinued and a differential global positioning system was commissioned at Azhikod Lighthouse in 1994.

References[edit]

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↑ "Lighthouses in Kerala". Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
↑ "AZHIKOD LIGHTHOUSE" (PDF). DGLL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

External links[edit]

Azhikode Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database

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[1] Template:Cite rowlett

[Lighthouses-2] "Lighthouses in Kerala". Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

[dgll-3] "AZHIKOD LIGHTHOUSE" (PDF). DGLL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

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v t e Lighthouses in Kerala
Lighthouses are listed in a north to south sequence. Italics indicate inactive sites.
Kannur Mahe Kadalur Point Kozhikode Beypore Ponnani Chetwai Azhikode Vypin Manakkodam Alappuzha Kovilthottam Tangasseri Vizhinjam
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