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LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOURS

Batticaloa Lighthouse

මඩකලපුව ප්‍රදීපාගාරය

EASTERN PROVINCE

BATTICALOA DISTRICT

7°45'17.7''N 81°41'7''E

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Twenty-eight metres of tapered stone at the estuary mouth, lit since 1913.

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THE PLACE

Batticaloa Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Sri Lanka, situated near the estuary in Palameenmadu, was built in 1913 and is 28 meters high. The Lighthouse is a tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern on a stone basement. Its managed by Sri Lanka Ports Authority.
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PROVINCE

Eastern Province

DISTRICT

Batticaloa District

DS DIVISION

Eravur Town Divisional Secretariat

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FROM COLOMBO

311 km · 7 h 13 min
322 km · 6 h 37 min by expressway

COORDINATES

7°45'17.7''N 81°41'7''E

THE PHOTOGRAPHS

THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES

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- Viran de Silva

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Photographs © Viran de Silva
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