6°10'55.5''N 81°28'52''E
මහා රාවණා ප්රදීපාගාර
Great Basses Reef Lighthouse
Lighthouses and Harbours
Southern
Province
Hambantota
District
South of Sri Lanka
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Great Basses Reef Lighthouse is an offshore lighthouse in the south of Sri Lanka, and it is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. It is located on a reef 13 km off the coast of Yala National Park, near Little Basses Reef Lighthouse. It is accessible only by boat. The two Basses lighthouses, 'Great' and 'Little', are among the most famous offshore lighthouses of Asia.
Year first constructed 1873
Construction Scottish granite tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
Markings/pattern white tower and lantern
Tower height 37 metres (121 ft)
Focal height 34 metres (112 ft)
Light source solar power
Range34 nautical miles (63 km; 39 mi)
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
Wikipedia - Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA)