Point Pedro Lighthouse
  Point Pedro Lighthouse Location within Northern Province | |
| Coordinates | 09°49′36.85″N 80°14′59.10″W / 9.8269028°N 80.2497500°WCoordinates: 09°49′36.85″N 80°14′59.10″W / 9.8269028°N 80.2497500°W |
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| Year first constructed | 1916 |
| Height | 32 metres (105 ft) |
| Focal height | 31 metres (102 ft) |
| Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s |
| Admiralty number | F0870 |
| NGA number | 27228 |
| ARLHS number | SLI-017 |
Point Pedro Lighthouse (left) in 2012, overshadowed by a naval communication tower (right).
Point Pedro Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Point Pedro in northern Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] Built in 1916, the 32 metres (105 ft) white lighthouse has a round masonry tower with lantern and gallery.[1] The lighthouse is dwarfed by a vast communication tower for the Sri Lanka Navy.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rowlett, Russ (13 February 2006). "Lighthouses of Sri Lanka". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ↑ "Pedro Point Light". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society.
- ↑ "Lighthouse Explorer: Point Pedro Light". Lighthouse Digest.
- ↑ "Point Pedro, the northern tip". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 3 October 2010.