Location Mumbai Harbour, India Height 13 m Focal height 11 m | Construction stone tower Opened 1850 Year first constructed 1850 | |
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Tower shape cylindrical tower with keeper’s house, balcony and lantern Markings / pattern unpainted tower, white keeper’s house and lantern Range white: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
red: 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) Characteristic Fl (4) WR 20s. depending on direction Similar Sunk Rock Lighthouse, Prong's Lighthouse, Taj Mahal, Humanyun Mosque | ||
Dolphin Lighthouse is one of the three lighthouses in the Mumbai harbour off the coast of Mumbai, India. It is near the Gateway of India and is controlled by the Indian Navy.
Map of Dolphin Rock Light
To honour sunk heroes, a 21 gun salute is held every time a Naval warship sails out of the Mumbai harbour with The Admiral of The Fleet.
This lighthouse is also illuminated during Navy Day celebrations which happen during the first week of December every year.
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