Dolphin Lighthouse

Lighthouse in India

Lighthouse
18°54′52″N 72°50′09″E / 18.914310°N 72.835908°E / 18.914310; 72.835908TowerConstructed1850ConstructionStoneHeight13 metres (43 ft)ShapeCylindrical, with keeper’s house, balcony and lanternMarkingsUnpainted tower, white keeper’s house and lanternOperatorMumabi Port Trust[1]LightFocal height11 metres (36 ft)Rangewhite: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
red: 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)CharacteristicFl (4) WR 20s. depending on direction

Dolphin Lighthouse (or Dolphin Rock Light) is one of the three lighthouses in the Mumbai harbour off the coast of Mumbai, India. It is near the Gateway of India and is controlled by the Indian Navy.[2]

To honour military personnel, a 21 gun salute is held every time a warship sails out of the Mumbai harbour with The Admiral of The Fleet.

This lighthouse is also illuminated during Navy Day celebrations which happen during the first week of December every year.

See also

  • flagIndia portal

References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: Goa and Maharashtra". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ^ Heikell, R. (2019). Indian Ocean Cruising Guide. Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Limited. p. 160. ISBN 978-1-84623-889-5. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  • Dolphin Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
  • Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
  • Picture of Dolphin Lighthouse
Authority control databases: Geographic Edit this at Wikidata
  • ARLHS
  • Admiralty: F0520
  • NGA


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