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Position


Character

Tower


Height above MSL

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Optical Equipment

Illuminant

Source of Energy


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F-0980
18o 03.9’ N 
83o 38.4’ E

flash (2) White every 10 Seconds

22m high Circular  Masonry Tower (Black and White bands)

43 metres

23 Nautical Miles

500mm  3rd order Revolving  optic inside 3.6 m diameter lantern  (Chance  Bros).

230V 400W MH Lamp

Mains supply 440V 50 Hz (Standby Genset Provided)

1840

1849, 1903, 1995

Santapille Lighthouse, CHINTAPALLI  (535 204)

08964 – 247032

 

Santapille Lighthouse is situated about 20 Km from Vizianagaram Railway Station on Howrah-Chennai route. The objective of this light is to warn about the danger of the shoal six miles off the coast.

A log fire light used to be exhibited from a column like structure on a hillock about 1.25 Km North – East of the present lighthouse. The remains of this column and lightkeeper dwellings said to had been constructed by the Dutch, during 1695 – 99,can be seen even now.

The British provided a temporary lighthouse first on the beach in 1840 which was washed off by a cyclone. The present Lighthouse was built in 1848. The inner stone liming of the uppermost portion of the Lighthouse tower has been raised into a 3.6m diameter Lantern house with wooden lining and glazing over it. On the outer side, a platform around the lantern has been provided. The wick lamp was placed on the pedestal in this Latern house in March 1849. the wick lamp was removed and P.V.burner with 500 mm optic assembly, supplied by M/s Chance Bros, Birmingham was installed in March Halide Lamp in March 1995. This was modified to a cluster of three 150W 230V Metal Halide lamps together with integration of direct drive of optic assembly by stepper motor in March 2004.

  
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