Manakkodam Lighthouse Explained
Manakkodam Lighthouse
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| Location: | Andhakaranazhy, Cherthala, Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 9.7483°N 76.2864°W |
| Yearbuilt: | 1979 |
| Construction: | reinforced concrete tower |
| Shape: | square tower lower half skeletal upper half closed, with balcony and lantern |
| Marking: | white tower, red lantern |
| Height: | 30m (100feet) |
| Focalheight: | 35.67m (117.03feet) |
| Lightsource: | main power |
| Intensity: | 500/550 W Metal Halide Lamp (220/250 V AC) |
| Range: | [1] |
| Characteristic: | Fl (2) W 10s. |
Manakkodam Lighthouse is situated next to the Andhakaranazhy beach in the Alappuzha district of Kerala near Cherthala. The tower is a 33.8m (110.9feet) 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]
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Notes and References
- http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=259&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 Manakkodam lighthouse
- 6 February 2016.
- Web site: Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships . 19 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130312113238/http://dgllnoida.gov.in/cochin/MANAKKODAM.html . 12 March 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Lighthouses in Kerala . 19 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319042907/http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html . 19 March 2015 . live .
- Web site: Manakkodam Lighthouse . DGLL . 19 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150317232531/http://dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=259&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangID=1 . 17 March 2015 . live.
- Web site: Manakkodam Light . Lighthouse diges magazine . 19 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095508/http://www.lighthousedigest.com/digest/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=6317 . 4 March 2016 . live.
