Mullaitivu Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Mullaitivu Lighthouse

Location| Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Coordinates| 9°17′28″N 80°48′40″E﻿ / ﻿9.291°N 80.811°E﻿ / 9.291; 80.811
Tower
Constructed| 1896
Construction| iron
Height| 20 m (66 ft)
Light
Focal height| 20 m (66 ft)
Range| 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi)
Characteristic|  Fl(2) W 10s

Mullaitivu Lighthouse was a lighthouse in Mullaitivu in northern Sri Lanka.[1][2] Built in 1896, the 20 metres (66 ft) lighthouse had an iron skeletal tower. The lighthouse is believed to have been destroyed in 1996/97 during the Sri Lankan Civil War.

## See also

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* List of lighthouses in Sri Lanka

## References

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1. ^ "Mullaittivu Light". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society.
2. ^ "Lighthouse Explorer: Mullaittivu Light". Lighthouse Digest.

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