Location: | Pamban Tamil Nadu India |
Coordinates: | 9.2881°N 79.2186°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1845 (first) |
Yearlit: | 1879 (current) |
Construction: | masonry tower |
Shape: | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Marking: | white and black bands tower, white lantern, red roof |
Height: | 20m (70feet) |
Focalheight: | 29m (95feet) |
Characteristic: | Fl (3) W 9s. |
The Pamban Lighthouse is one of the two lighthouses on the Rameswaram island in Tamil Nadu.[1] [2] It is also known as Pamban channel northwest point lighthouse.[3]
Pamban Lighthouse was originally constructed in 1845, comprising a cylindrical tower with a balcony and lantern. Its pattern markings are horizontal white and black bands, with a white lantern and red roof. The lighthouse stands at 66 ft (20 m) tall, with a focal height of 95 ft (29 m) providing three white flashes every 9 seconds.
The lighthouse is located on the north side of Pamban Island, east of the Pamban Channel Bridge.