Point Pedro Lighthouse
Lighthouse
09°49′36.8″N 80°14′59.1″E / 9.826889°N 80.249750°E / 9.826889; 80.249750Point 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
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ (13 February 2006). "Lighthouses of Sri Lanka". The Lighthouse Directory. 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. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
External links
- Sri Lanka Ports Authority
- Lighthouses of Sri Lanka
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