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Hambantota Light house





  • 1913 (station established 1903). 
  • Inactive. 
  • 14 m (43 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery.
  • The lighthouse is unpainted, but the use of dark and light stone gives it the appearance of having black and white spiral bands. 
  • Focal plane of only 15 m (50 ft).
  • The present lighthouse was active at least into the 1970s. Located on a promontory at Hambantota on the southeastern coast of Sri Lanka















source  elakiri.com 
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