Pentakota
Appearance
Pentakota | |
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village | |
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Coordinates: 17°18′00″N 82°37′00″E / 17.3000°N 82.6167°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Anakapalli |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Climate | hot (Köppen) |
Pentakota Light | |
Coordinates | 17°17′46″N 82°37′06″E / 17.296011°N 82.618250°E |
Constructed | 1957 |
Construction | masonry tower |
Height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern[1] |
Markings | white and black bands tower, red lantern dome |
Focal height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
Range | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | Fl W 15s. |
Pentakota is a village in Payakaraopeta mandal of Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
There is an old lighthouse in the village.[2] It is 18 metres (59 ft) high and was built in 1957. It has a range of 40 kilometres (25 mi).[citation needed]
Geography
[edit]Pentakota has an average elevation of 0 metres (0 ft). Pentakota has one side with bay of Bengal. It is present at bank of Thandava river.
References
[edit]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: West Bengal, Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ Pentakota Lighthouse at the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine