Round Island Lighthouse (Sri Lanka)
| Round Island Lighthouse Kevuliya Lighthouse |
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| Place: |
 Sri Lanka , Trincomalee Bay
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| Location: | On a small rock island | |
| Geographical location: | 8 ° 30 '46.7 " N , 81 ° 13' 33.5" E | |
| Fire carrier height : | 69 ft (21 m ) | |
| Fire height : | 102 ft (31.1 m ) | |
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| Identifier : | Fl (3) WR.15s | |
| Scope knows: | 10 nm (18.5 km ) | |
| Function: | Sector Fire | |
| Construction time: | 1863 | |
| International ordinal number: | F 0852 | |
Round Island Lighthouse , occasionally Kevuliya Lighthouse , is a lighthouse ( English Lighthouse ) in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka .
The lighthouse stands on a small rock island in the Bay of Trincomalee , a large natural harbor on the Bay of Bengal , which was also used as a base by the Royal Navy during the British colonial administration . At that time, three beacons were operated to ensure safe access to the bay , of which only the one still exists on Round Island today.
The 21 m high round tower was built in 1863 on the highest point on the island. The sector light has a fire height of 31 m and indicates the safe fairway with two white sectors and warns of the shallows with the red sectors . As identifier , a group of three flashes is shown with a recovery of 15 seconds (Fl (3) WR.15s).
See also
Web links
- Kevuliya / Round Island Lighthouse. Amazing Lanka(English).
- Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Sri Lanka ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved December 3, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of Lights (Pub. 112)