Manakkodam Lighthouse

Manakkodam Lighthouse
	The lighthouse in 2012
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Location	Template:Wikidata location
OS grid	Template:Gbmappingsmall
Coordinates	9°44′54″N 76°17′11″E / 9.748254°N 76.286435°ECoordinates: 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
	Template:Infobox lighthouse/light

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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]

References[edit]

↑ 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]

Manakkodam Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships

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[1] Manakkodam lighthouse Archived 17 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships

[2] Template:Cite rowlett

[3] "Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships". Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2014.

[Lighthouses-4] "Lighthouses in Kerala". Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2014.

[Dgll-5] "Manakkodam Lighthouse". DGLL. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2014.

[ML-6] "Manakkodam Light". Lighthouse diges magazine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 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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