Kozhikkode lighthouse
Kozhikkode lighthouse in 2012 | |
Kozhikkode lighthouse Calicut Kerala | |
Location | Kerala, India |
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Coordinates | 11°15′30″N 75°46′09″E / 11.258460°N 75.769189°ECoordinates: 11°15′30″N 75°46′09″E / 11.258460°N 75.769189°E |
Year first constructed | 1847 (first) |
Year first lit | 1907 (current) |
Construction | masonry tower |
Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings / pattern | white tower and lantern |
Height |
15 metres (49 ft) (current) 33 metres (108 ft) (first) |
Focal height | 17 metres (56 ft) |
Light source | mains power |
Characteristic | Fl (2) W 6 s |
Admiralty number | F0686 |
NGA number | 27640 |
ARLHS number | IND-097[1] |
Kozhikkode lighthouse is a now defunct light situated in the Kozhikkode district of Kerala. It was constructed in 1907. The first lighthouse was constructed in 1847 at a height of 33 meters. The current tower is 15 meters and is painted white.[2] Kozhikode or Calicut lighthouse is automated and an LED flasher apparatus is in use.
History
In 1847, a 30-meter tower was erected using stones in lime mortar. The light was a fixed one with wick lamp using coconut oil and a metal reflector was placed on back of it. The light was improved in 1881 using a fourth order fixed optic transferred from Armagon lighthouse. Mr. Ashpitel, an engineer with Public works department, who was deputed to study on lighthouses in Madras Presidency in 1885, recommended to reduce the height of tower to improve the efficiency of light.A new tower 15 meter high was erected in 1903 and using the available optic and an occulting mechanism imported from England, the light was converted from fixed to occulting. Further modifications were done in 1924 by converting the light to a flashing one using acetylene gas flasher. The light was converted to LED flashing light using solar energy in 2008.
See also
References
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: Kerala and Karnataka". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ↑ Lighthouses of India: Kerala and Karnataka
External links
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