Beypore Lighthouse Explained

Location:Feroke, Kerala
Coordinates:11.1583°N 123.351°W
Yearlit:1977
Construction:concrete tower
Shape:hexagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Height:30.48m (100feet)
Focalheight:32m (105feet)
Characteristic:Fl (2) W 15s.
Racon:G[1]

The Beypore Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Feroke, Kozhikode, on the south shore of the Chaliyam River.[2] [3] The six-sided tower has a height of 30.48m (100feet). The tower is painted with red and white bands. The lighthouse started functioning on 21 November 1977. The light source is metal halide lamp.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=247&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 Beypore lighthouse
  2. 5 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships . 19 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130312113051/http://dgllnoida.gov.in/cochin/beypore.html . 12 March 2013 .