Round Island Light (Sri Lanka)

Round Island Lighthouse
Trincomalee
Kevuliya

Round Island Lighthouse
Sri Lanka
Location Trincomalee Harbour
Trincomalee
Eastern Province
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 8°30′46.6″N 81°13′33.2″E / 8.512944°N 81.225889°E / 8.512944; 81.225889
Year first constructed 1863
Automated yes
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower
Height 21 metres (69 ft)
Focal height 31 metres (102 ft)
Characteristic Fl (3) WR 15s.
Admiralty number F0852
NGA number 27244
ARLHS number SLI-019[1]

Round Island Lighthouse (also known as the Trincomalee Light or Kevuliya Light) is an offshore Lighthouse on Round Island in Trincomalee Bay, Sri Lanka and is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.[2] The lighthouse was erected in 1863, originally it was a red light however in 1864 it was changed to white.[3]

The 21-metre-high (69 ft) lighthouse is located atop a small island in the bay; one of the white sectors marks the proper line of entrance to the harbor. It is accessible only by boat however both the island and lighthouse are closed to the public.

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References

  1. Round Island The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 3, 2016
  2. "List of Lighthouses in Sri Lanka". The Team Traveller. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. "Notice to Mariners" (PDF). The London Gazette. 25 October 1864. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

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