Sunk Rock Lighthouse

Lighthouse in India

Lighthouse
18°53′23″N 72°49′57″E / 18.889797°N 72.832562°E / 18.889797; 72.832562TowerConstructed1884Foundationstone pierConstructionmasonry towerHeight22 metres (72 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removedMarkingsred and yellow checkerboard sample, white lanternPower sourcesolar power Edit this on WikidataOperatorMumbai Port Trust[1]LightFocal height20 metres (66 ft)CharacteristicFl (2) WR 6s.

Sunk Rock Lighthouse is one of three lighthouses in the Mumbai Harbour off the coast of Mumbai, India. The tower is mounted on a stone pier and painted in a red and yellow checkerboard pattern, with the lantern and gallery painted white. Swimming races are often held between the Gateway of India and the Lighthouse, a distance of 5 kilometres (3 statute miles). The site is operated by the Mumbai Port Trust.

See also

  • flagIndia portal

References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: Goa and Maharashtra". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

External links

  • Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
  • Picture of Sunk Rock Lighthouse
Authority control databases: Geographic Edit this at Wikidata
  • Admiralty
    • F0516
  • ARLHS
  • NGA


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