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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mr PERERA" data-source="post: 6631726" data-attributes="member: 176031"><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/yes.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":yes:" title="Yes    :yes:" data-shortname=":yes:" /> Light Houses Of Sri Lanka <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/yes.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":yes:" title="Yes    :yes:" data-shortname=":yes:" /> There are 14 active <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouses" target="_blank">lighthouses</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" target="_blank">Sri  Lanka</a>. Most of the lighthouses in Sri Lanka are operated and  maintained by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Ports_Authority" target="_blank">Sri Lanka Ports Authority</a> (SLPA). However  several are operated by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Navy" target="_blank">Sri Lanka Navy</a>, while some are inactive. Barberyn Light House(Beruwala) Nearest Town or City: Beruwala Sri Lanka Location: SW coast of Sri Lanka. Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height: 111 Description Tower: White conical stone tower. Operational: Yes Date Established: 1890 Date Present Tower Built: 1890 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Characteristic Range:White flash every 20 seconds; range 27 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane: 150 National Register: No Alternate Name1: Beruwala Light <img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/27wzihs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/501r29.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/2myulo5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/2mc7uav.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/33cu7br.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />         Batticaloa Light House Nearest Town or City: Batticaloa Sri Lanka Location: East coast of Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal. Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height: 93 Description Tower: White conical masonry tower. Operational: Yes Date Established: 1913 Date Present Tower Built: 1913 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public: Grounds only. Characteristic Range: White flash every 3 seconds; range 10 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane: 89 National Register: No Alternate Name1: Mattuwaran Light <img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/25ewe2e.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/11azsk6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/2wd0f4i.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/nl9x84.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/2crx8pv.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Chapel Hill Light House Nearest Town or City: Trincomalee Sri Lanka Location: North side of entrance to harbor of Trincomalee, NE coast of Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal. Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height: Unknows Description Tower: White structure on building. Operational:  Yes Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Characteristic Range: White flash every 10 seconds; range 10 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane: 364 National Register: No Colombo Clock Tower (Colombo Old) Nearest Town or City: Colombo Sri Lanka Location:  West coast of Sri Lanka. Notes:  This tower was first established as a clock tower in 1860; the navigational light was moved to the tower by 1865. The original clock (made by the same manufacturer as "Big Ben") was replaced in 1913. The light was eventually blocked by tall buildings and was replaced by the new Colombo Lighthouse at Galbokka Point. Tower Height: 96 Description Tower: Square brick tower. Operational:  No Date Established: 1860 Date Present Tower Built:  1860 Current Use:  Clock, monument. Open To Public:  Grounds only. Directions:  Located at the junction of Chatham Street and Janadhipathi Mawatha in downtown Colombo. Height Focal Plane:  0 National Register: No Alternate Name1: Old Colombo Lighthouse Date Deactivated:  1952 <img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/2mpl6qb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/dc4kqw.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/30m94aw.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/2hftfmb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> This Picture was taken on - 1955/07/10 Colombo Island Breakwater North End Light House Nearest Town or City:    Colombo Sri Lanka Location: Northern end of detatched breakwater in harbor at Colombo, west coast of Sri Lanka. Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height: 37 Description Tower: White conical tower. Operational:  Yes Date Established: 1907 Date Present Tower Built: 1907 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Characteristic Range: Green flash every 3 seconds; range 10 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane:  42 National Register: No Colombo Island Breakwater South End Light House Nearest Town or City:  Colombo Sri Lanka Location:  Southern end of detatched breakwater in harbor at Colombo, west coast of Sri Lanka. Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height:  37 Description Tower: White conical tower. Operational:  Yes Date Established: 1905 Date Present Tower Built: 1905 Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Characteristic Range:  Red flash every 3 seconds; range 10 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane:  42 National Register:  No Colombo Light House(new) Nearest Town or City:  Colombo Sri Lanka Location:  In harbor at Colombo, west coast of Sri Lanka. Managing Organization:  Sri Lanka Ports Authority Notes:  This light replaced a light on the Colombo Clock Tower. Tower Height:  49 Description Tower: Round stone tower with black and white checkerboard pattern. Operational: Yes Date Established: 1829 Date Present Tower Built: 1952 Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Open To Public:  Grounds only. Characteristic Range:  Three white flashes every 10 seconds; range 25 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane:  85 National Register:  No Colombo Northeast Breakwater Light House Nearest Town or City: Colombo Sri Lanka Location: End of northeast breakwater in harbor at Colombo, west coast of Sri Lanka. Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height:  33 Description Tower: White conical tower. Operational: Yes Date Established: 1907 Date Present Tower Built:  1907 Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Characteristic Range: Fixed red; range 10 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane:  44 National Register:  No Colombo Southwest Breakwater Light House Nearest Town or City: Colombo Sri Lanka Location: In harbor at Colombo, west coast of Sri Lanka. Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height:  61 Description Tower: White conical tower. Operational:  Yes Date Established: 1903 Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Characteristic Range: Green light occulting once every 5 seconds; range 13 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane: 56 National Register:  No <img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/2l92p3n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/67rxhs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/25jvyxh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Gal Bokka - Colombo <img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/cjd5y.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Dondra Head Light House (Dewinuvara) Nearest Town or City: Matara Sri Lanka Location: Southernmost point of Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Managing Organization:  Sri Lanka Ports' Authority Notes: This lighthouse was designed by James Douglass and constructed by William Douglass of the Imperial Lighthouse Service. This is the tallest lighthouse in Sri Lanka. Tower Height:  160 Description Tower:  White octagonal brick tower. Operational: Yes Date Established:  1889 Date Present Tower Built:  1889 Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Open To Public:  At times. Characteristic Range:  White flash every 5 seconds; range 28 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane:  153 National Register:  No <img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/2yx0x6p.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/13zdaf9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/317e3gg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/2j30a3a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/nbrdbb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/8xnb7c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/dmcg02.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/30t7311.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Foul Point Light House (Kevillea) Nearest Town or City: Trincomalee Sri Lanka Location: Southern entrance to harbor at Trincomalee, NE coast of Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal. Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height: 105 Description Tower: Conical stone tower. Operational:  No Date Established: 1863 Date Present Tower Built: 1863 Current Use:  Unknown. Open To Public:  Grounds only? Height Focal Plane: 0 National Register:  No <img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/vx1ahs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/2na1th2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/2nrn9r9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />         Galle Light House Nearest Town or City:  Galle Sri Lanka Location: On ramparts of old Dutch Fort overlooking seaward channel into Galle Harbour, southwestern Sri Lanka. Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Notes:  The first lighthouse here built by the British in 1848 burned down in 1934. Tower Height:  87 Description Tower:  White conical tower. Operational:  Yes Date Established:  1848 Date Present Tower Built:  1939 Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Characteristic Range:  Two white flashes every 15 seconds; range 25 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane:  93 National Register:  No Alternate Name1:  Pointe de Galle Light Country:  Sri Lanka Earlier Towers:    1848: White conical tower on the southwest bastion of the fort, 80 feet tall, focal plane at 100 feet. <img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/314paix.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/vffeaw.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/w9g19j.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/szcx95.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/2uhaioh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/34q1zrm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/118i2aa.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/tzbiv.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/339j4w5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/eil8ck.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/2cpsxeo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/4uswa8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/n3w2z9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/1osolu.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Hambantota 1913 (station established 1903). Inactive. 14 m (43 ft) round masonry              tower with lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is unpainted,  but the              use of dark and light stone gives it the appearance of  having black              and white spiral bands. Keeper's house and other light  station buildings;              there is also an early 19th century <a href="http://www.panoramio.com/photo/14338228" target="_blank">Martello              tower</a> adjacent to the light station. Focal plane of  only 15 m              (50 ft). The present lighthouse was active at least into the  1970s.              Located on a promontory at Hambantota on the southeastern  coast of              Sri Lanka <img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/346x3iu.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/2hi2m4x.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Great Basses Light House (Maha Rawana) Nearest Town or City:  Palatupana Sri Lanka Location:  Near the south end of the Great Basses reef, off the SE coast of Sri Lanka. Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Notes: The Basses (derived from the Portuguese word "baxos," meaning shoals) are a line of reefs off the SE coast of Sri Lanka. Both the Little Basses and Great Basses lighthouses were designed by James Douglass and constructed by his brother William Douglass of the Imperial Lighthouse Service. Each of the two is said to have received a hyperradial lens in 1888. The lighthouses were rehabilitated in the late 1990s, but they suffered some damage from the December 2004 tsunami, mainly to the lighting equipment. In December 2005, the English and Scottish lighthouse authorities - Trinity House and the Northern Lighthouse Board - announced that, in agreement with the Sri Lanka government, they had undertaken to repair the damage and launched a joint campaign to collect private funds for that purpose. Tower Height:  127 Description Tower: White conical granite tower. Operational: Yes Date Established:  1873 Date Present Tower Built: 1873 Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Open To Public:  No. Directions:  Diving excursions to the reefs are available from Colombo and can be arranged from such places as Kirinda and Yala on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka. The diving season in this area is from November to April. Map It! Characteristic Range:  White flash every 15 seconds; range 25 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane: 110 National Register:  No Keepers:  Mohamed Zarook (1969-1971), J. P. Padmasiri (c. 2000), B. K. Rahuman (assistant, c. 2000) <img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/2hd0h8g.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/whcuaf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />         Little Basses  Light House (Kuda Rawana) Nearest Town or City:  Yala Sri Lanka Location: At the northern end of Little Basses Reef, off the SE coast of Sri Lanka. Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Notes: The Basses (derived from the Portuguese word "baxos," meaning shoals) are a line of reefs off the SE coast of Sri Lanka. Both the Little Basses and Great Basses lighthouses were designed by James Douglass and constructed by his brother William Douglass of the Imperial Lighthouse Service. Each of the two is said to have received a hyperradial lens in 1888. The lighthouses were rehabilitated in the late 1990s, but they suffered some damage from the December 2004 tsunami, mainly to the lighting equipment. The Little Basses lightkeeper had to be rescued by helicopter. In December 2005, the English and Scottish lighthouse authorities - Trinity House and the Northern Lighthouse Board - announced that, in agreement with the Sri Lanka government, they had undertaken to repair the damage and launched a joint campaign to collect private funds for that purpose. Tower Height:  125 Description Tower: White granite tower and cupola, with a black band and two galleries. Operational: Yes Date Established: 1878 Date Present Tower Built:  1878 Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Open To Public:  No. Directions:  The lighthouse can be seen from the beach at Yala. Diving excursions to the reefs are available from Colombo and can be arranged from such places as Kirinda and Yala on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka. The diving season in this area is from November to April. Map It! Characteristic Range:    Two very quick white flashes every 10 seconds; range 27 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane:  110 National Register:  No Keepers:  A.P.L Vasgunewardena (c. 2000) <img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/335b2ab.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Kankesanturai Light Nearest Town or City: Kankesanturai Sri Lanka Location: Palk Strait, north coast of Sri Lanka. Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height:  73 Description Tower: Round masonry tower. Operational:  Yes Date Established: 1893 Date Present Tower Built:  1893 Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Open To Public:  Grounds only. Characteristic Range:  Three white flashes every 15 seconds; range 14 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane:  81 National Register:  No         Kovilan Point  Light House (Kovilam) Nearest Town or City: Jaffna Sri Lanka Location:  On island in Palk Strait, north coast of Sri Lanka. Managing Organization:  Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height:  97 Description Tower:  White masonry tower. Operational:  Yes Date Established:  1916 Date Present Tower Built: 1916 Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Open To Public:  No. Characteristic Range: Two white flashes every 10 seconds; range 11 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane: 100 National Register:  No Alternate Name1:  Kovilam Point Light Mannar Island  Light House(old) Nearest Town or City:  Talaimannar Sri Lanka Location: Adam's Bridge, Palk Strait, NW coast of Sri Lanka. Notes:  This lighthouse is reportedly in poor condition. It has been replaced by a newer structure. Tower Height:  0 Description Tower: Iron tower. Operational:  No Date Established:  1915 Date Present Tower Built: 1915 Current Use:  Unknown. Height Focal Plane:  0 National Register:   No Alternate Name1:  Talaimannar Light Alternate Name2:   Urumalai Light Date Deactivated:    ?         Mannar Island  Light house (new) Nearest Town or City: Talaimannar Sri Lanka Location:  Adam's Bridge, Palk Strait, NW coast of Sri Lanka. Managing Organization:  Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height:  64 Description Tower:  White cylindrical concrete tower. Operational:  Yes Date Established: 1915 Date Present Tower Built:  ? Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Characteristic Range: White flash every 5 seconds; range 10 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane:  55 National Register:  No <img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/x54n7r.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/skud94.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Mullaittivu Light House Nearest Town or City: Mullaittivu Sri Lanka Location:  NE coast of Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal. Managing Organization:  Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height:  65 Description Tower: Iron skeletal tower. Operational:  Yes Date Established:  1896 Date Present Tower Built:  1896 Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Characteristic Range: Two white flashes every 10 seconds; range 10 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane:  67 National Register:   No Oluvil Light House Nearest Town or City:  Akkaraipattu Sri Lanka Location:  SE coast of Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height:  79 Description Tower: White cylindrical concrete tower. Operational:  Yes Date Established:  1999 Date Present Tower Built:  1999 Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Open To Public:  Grounds only. Characteristic Range:  Flashing white every 10 seconds. Height Focal Plane:  82 National Register:  No <img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/rbjgwg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/2e1rmtu.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/14v2rmv.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/2eea0xw.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />         Point Pedro  Light House Nearest Town or City: Kankesanturai Sri Lanka Location:  Palk Strait, north coast of Sri Lanka. Managing Organization:  Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height:  105 Description Tower:  White conical masonry tower. Operational:  Yes Date Established: 1916 Date Present Tower Built:  1916 Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Open To Public:  Grounds only. Characteristic Range:  White flash every 5 seconds; range 10 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane:  102 National Register:  No <img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/2rhvama.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/1tlmv6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Round Island Light House (Trincomalee, Kevuliya) Nearest Town or City: Trincomalee Sri Lanka Location: On island in harbor at Trincomalee, NE coast of Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal. Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Tower Height:  69 Description Tower: White cylindrical masonry tower. Operational:  Yes Date Established: 1863 Date Present Tower Built:  1863 Current Use:  Active aid to navigation. Open To Public:  No. Characteristic Range: Three flashes every 15 seconds; range 10 nautical miles. Height Focal Plane: 103 National Register:  No Alternate Name1:  Trincomalee Light Alternate Name2:  Kevuliya Ligh Dear All Elakirians Here is my 1st year Birthday gift for you. 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