Kovilthottam Lighthouse: Difference between revisions

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{{short description|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}
{{Short description|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox lighthouse
{{Infobox lighthouse
| name                  = Kovilthottam Lighthouse
| image_name            = Kovilthottam Lighthouse, Nov 2016.jpg
| image_name            = Kovilthottam Lighthouse, Nov 2016.jpg
| caption                = The lighthouse in 2016
| caption                = The lighthouse in 2016
| location              = Kovilthottam, [[Kollam district|Kollam]], [[India]]
| location              = Kovilthottam, [[Kollam district|Kollam]], [[India]]
| pushpin_map            = Kerala
| pushpin                = lighthouse
| pushpin_map_caption    = Kerala
| coordinates            = {{coord|8.984715|76.524523|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates            = {{coord|8.984715|76.524523|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes  =
| yearbuilt              = 1953 (first)
| yearbuilt              = 1953 (first)
| yearlit                = 1962
| yearlit                = 1962
| automated              =
| yeardeactivated        =
| foundation            = reinforced concrete
| foundation            = reinforced concrete
| construction          = masonry tower
| construction          = masonry tower
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| focalheight            = {{convert|20|m}} above [[mean sea level|MSL]]
| focalheight            = {{convert|20|m}} above [[mean sea level|MSL]]
| lens                  = 250 mm 4th order cut & polished drum optic inside 1.8 m diameter Lantern House (BBT)
| lens                  = 250 mm 4th order cut & polished drum optic inside 1.8 m diameter Lantern House (BBT)
| currentlens            =
| intensity              = 500W halogen lamp (220/250 volt) AC
| intensity              = 500W halogen lamp (220/250 volt) AC
| range                  = {{convert|15|nmi}}
| range                  = {{convert|15|nmi}}
| characteristic        = Fl W 5s.
| characteristic        = Fl W 5s.
| admiralty              = F0710
| NGA                    = 27512
| ARLHS                  = IND-096<ref>{{cite web |title=Tangassery Point Light, Quilon/Kollam |work=World List of Lights (WLOL) |publisher=Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society |url=http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND96.html |access-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402190614/http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND96.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| USCG                  =
}}
}}


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* [[Chavara]] – 2.6&nbsp;km
* [[Chavara]] – 2.6&nbsp;km
* [[Neendakara]] – 8.6&nbsp;km
* [[Neendakara]] – 8.6&nbsp;km
*Karunagappally - 10km
*Karunagappally - 10&nbsp;km
* [[Tangasseri Lighthouse]] – 15.2&nbsp;km
* [[Tangasseri Lighthouse]] – 15.2&nbsp;km
* [[Kollam]] – 20&nbsp;km
* [[Kollam]] – 20&nbsp;km
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== 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 ==
* {{Lighthouse Digest|6315}}
* {{Lighthouse Digest|6315}}
{{Commons category|Kovilthottam Lighthouse|position=left}}
* {{Commons category-inline|Kovilthottam Lighthouse|position=left}}
* {{ARLHS link}}


{{Lighthouses in Kerala|state=expanded}}
{{Lighthouses in Kerala|state=expanded}}
{{Kollam |state=collapsed}}
{{Kollam |state=collapsed}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Lighthouses in Kerala]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in Kerala]]
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