Oluvil Lighthouse
 Oluvil Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Ampara District Sri Lanka |
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| Coordinates | 07°17′25.5″N 81°52′02.2″E / 7.290417°N 81.867278°ECoordinates: 07°17′25.5″N 81°52′02.2″E / 7.290417°N 81.867278°E |
| Constructed | 1999[1] |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Tower height | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Operator | Sri Lanka Ports Authority |
| First lit | 1999[2] |
| Focal height | 24.9 metres (82 ft) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s.[3] |
| Admiralty no. | F0845[4] |
| NGA no. | not listed |
| ARLHS no. | SLI 026[5] |
Oluvil Lighthouse (Sinhala: ඔලුවිල් ප්රදීපාගාරය) is a lighthouse situated on the southern east coast of Sri Lanka at Oluvil, which is located approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Kalmunai.[4]
The lighthouse is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. It is the first lighthouse erected after the Sri Lankan independence, until the Hambantota Port and the Colombo Port expansion occurred in 2012–13.[6] The 24 metres (79 ft) high white cylindrical concrete lighthouse tower[3] was built in 1999 as a part of the development of Oluvil Harbour[4][7] and it was constructed with lantern and gallery, attached to a one-story small equipment building.[4]
The lighthouse was declared open on 19 June 1999 by then Sri Lanka's Minister for Port Development, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader M. H. M. Ashraff.
2004 tsunami[]
In 2004, following the Indian Ocean tsunami, the harbor, town and the lighthouse tower were damaged[8] but the damage has been repaired.[4][9]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Oluvil Light house". ceylonlanka.info. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Milestones". Sri Lanka Ports Authority. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Oluvil Light". Lighthouse Explorer. Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sri Lanka". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Oluvil Light". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Oluvil Lighthouse". amazinglanka.com.
- ^ Sirimane, Shirajiv (1 September 2013). "Oluvil Port Development project to create 10,000 jobs by 2015". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Muslims on Tsunami hit southeast coast suffer heavily". Tamilnet. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Oluvil Lighthouse". The Sri Lanka Guide. RSP Holdings. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
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