Coordinates: 17°18′00″N 82°37′00″E / 17.3000°N 82.6167°E / 17.3000; 82.6167

Pentakota

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Pentakota
village
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17°18′00″N 82°37′00″E / 17.3000°N 82.6167°E / 17.3000; 82.6167
CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictAnakapalli
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Climatehot (Köppen)
Pentakota
Coordinates17°17′46″N 82°37′06″E / 17.296011°N 82.618250°E / 17.296011; 82.618250
Constructed1957
Constructionmasonry tower
Height18 metres (59 ft)
Shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern[1]
Markingswhite and black bands tower, red lantern dome
Focal height18 metres (59 ft)
CharacteristicFl W 15s.

Pentakota is a village in Payakaraopeta mandal of Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh, India. There is an old lighthouse in the village.[2] It is 18 metres (59 ft) high and was built in 1957. It has a range of 40 kilometres (25 mi).[citation needed]

Geography

Pentakota has an average elevation of 0 metres (0 ft). Pentakota has one side with bay of Bengal. It is present at bank of Thandava river.

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: West Bengal, Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. Pentakota Lighthouse at the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine