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List of lighthouses in India

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Lighthouse, Chennai

There are many lighthouses along the long coastline of India and in the associated islands. They are administered by the Directorate General of Lighhouses and Lightships, Government of India whose headoffice is located in Noida.

They are categorized for administrative reasons into nine directorates: Gandhidham, Jamnagar, Mumbai, Goa, Cochin, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata and Port Blair.[1]

Gandhidham directorate

Office located in Gandhidham:

Jamnagar directorate

Office located in Jamnagar:

Mumbai directorate

Office located in Mumbai:

Mumbai Horbour

Goa directorate

Fort Aguada Lighthouse, Goa

Office located in Goa:

Kapu Beach Lighthouse

Cochin directorate

Tangasseri Lighthouse in Kollam city
Cannanore Lighthouse, Kannur
Worms eye view of the lighthouse on Minicoy

Office located in Cochin:

Others

Chennai directorate

Mahabalipuram Lighthouse
Muttom Lighthouse

Office located in Chennai:

Others

Visakhapatnam directorate

Santapille Lighthouse

Office located in Visakhapatnam:

Kolkata directorate

Others

Port Blair directorate

Office located in Port Blair:[2]

Others

See also

Amateur (Ham) Radio special event stations at Indian lighthouses - by Lion Ajoy VU2JHM 2008 - AT8LH - Mahaballipuram Old (Historical IND 011) and New Light Houses IND 016 2009 - AT8LHC - Kadalur Point IND 013 2010 - VU0LH - Surathkal IND 114 2011 - VU9LHA - Alleppy IND 071 and VU9LHF - Vypin IND 083 2012 - VU7M - Minicoy (Lakshadweep) LAK 009, AT0ULH - Uttan (Maharastra) IND 119 2013 - AT13LH - Pondicherry (Old Historical IND 012) and IND 053 2014 - AT5RP - Rameshwaram IND 058 and Pamban Bridge IND 048 2015 - AT5K - Kasargod IND 090

References

  1. ^ "Location of our offices". Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Lighthouses in Port Blair district". Directorate General of Lighhouses and Lightships. Retrieved 9 April 2014.

External links

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Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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