Pentakota
Pentakota | |
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village | |
 Interactive map of Pentakota | |
.svg)  Pentakota Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°18′00″N 82°37′00″E / 17.3000°N 82.6167°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Anakapalli |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Climate | hot (Köppen) |
| Pentakota Light | |
| Coordinates | 17°17′46″N 82°37′06″E / 17.296011°N 82.618250°E |
| Constructed | 1957 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white and black bands tower, red lantern dome |
| Focal height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Range | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)  |
| Characteristic | Fl W 15s. |
Pentakota is a village in Payakaraopeta mandal of Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
There is an old lighthouse in the village. 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Pentakota Lighthouse at the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
| Authority control databases: Pentakota Light |
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