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Pamban Lighthouse

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Year first lit
  
1879 (current)

Characteristic
  
Fl (3) W 9s.

Focal height
  
29 m

Construction
  
masonry tower

Height
  
20 m

Year first constructed
  
1845 (first)

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Location
  
Pamban Tamil Nadu India

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

Markings / pattern
  
white and black bands tower, white lantern, red roof

The Pamban lighthouse is one of the two lighthouses in the Rameswaram island in Tamil Nadu. It is also known as Pamban channel northwest point lighthouse.

References

Pamban Lighthouse Wikipedia