Undan Island Lighthouse

Undan Island Lighthouse
*Rumah Api Pulau Undan*
Tower

Location	, Malacca, Malaysia
Coordinates	2°02′53.5″N 102°20′02.1″E / 2.048194°N 102.333917°E / 2.048194; 102.333917Coordinates: 2°02′53.5″N 102°20′02.1″E / 2.048194°N 102.333917°E / 2.048194; 102.333917
Constructed	1880^[1] 1880
Construction	maonry tower
Height	15 metres (49 ft)^[1]
Shape	octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	red tower and lantern

Light
Focal height	53 metres (174 ft) (focal plane)^[1]
Range	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)^[2]
Characteristic	Fl (2) W15s.^[1] Fl(2) W 15s

The Undan Island Lighthouse (Malay: Rumah Api Pulau Undan) is a lighthouse on the island of , off the coast of Malacca, Malaysia.

Engineered and constructed by the Chance Brothers and Company from Birmingham in 1879^[3] and completed in 1880, the lighthouse was erected during British rule in Malacca as a beacon for ships travelling along the Strait of Malacca.^[1] While remaining in operation as of 2008, the building is now supplemented with a second, newer concrete tower that operates advanced equipment for shipping communications.^[2]

Located on Undan Island, the lighthouse is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) off the coast of Malacca, and is situated on the summit of the island.^[1] As a result, the lighthouse, like others in the country on small islands, is largely reachable solely by boat, its site and tower closed from the public.^[1]

The original lighthouse consists of an octagonal cylindrical light tower housing the lantern and a gallery, and is adjoined to a single storey keeper's house; both structures were constructed of masonry.^[1] A more recent concrete communications tower, roughly three times the height of the original lighthouse, is cylindrical and stark in design, and situated directly beside the lighthouse.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of West Malayasia East Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rumah Api Pulau Undan". Marine Department of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
^ Saiful Fazli Ramli (18 March 2018). "Restoration of Rumah Api Pulau Undan". Twitter. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

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