In the company of the Nubian People
and my travels in the Sahara
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Unique Sri Lanka
6°57'20.9''N 79°50'41''E
කොලඹ වරාය ප්රදීපාගාර
Colombo Southwest Breakwater
Lighthouses and Harbours
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Western Province
Colombo
District
Divisional Secretariats
Colombo
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Most of the lighthouses in Sri Lanka were built during the British rule of the country (then known as Ceylon). These were operated and maintained by the Imperial Lighthouse Service. However, some lighthouses had keepers sent from Trinity House. After Sri Lanka gained independence, the operation of the lighthouses was taken over by the Navy on a piecemeal basis, with the completion of transfer by 1976.
There are twenty-five lighthouses in Sri Lanka, with sixteen of those being still active. Most of these lighthouses now fall under the control of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, whilst the remainder is under the power of the Sri Lanka Navy.
The Colombo Harbor Southwest Breakwater Lighthouse was made operational in 1913. This 118 m round concrete tower with lantern and gallery all painted white with a Height of 61 meters. A Greenlight flashing once every 5 seconds.
References & External Links
Sri Lanka The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 November 2016
Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
List of lighthouses in Sri Lanka Wikipedia Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license (CC-BY-SA).
Lighthouses in Sri Lanka Paperback – 15 September 2010 by Books LLC
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