TALLEST -- lighthouse in Sri Lanka -- Dondra, Sri Lanka
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member davidb11
N 05° 55.268 E 080° 35.641
44N E 455062 N 654501
The tallest lighthouse in Sri Lanka is Dondra Head Lighthouse.
Waymark Code: WM1C7AN
Location: Sri Lanka
Date Posted: 06/23/2025
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 1

From Wikipedia:
Dondra Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Dondra Head, Dondra, the southernmost point in Sri Lanka and is Sri Lanka's tallest lighthouse


Dondra Head Lighthouse was designed by Sir James Nicholas Douglass, with construction, by William Douglass of the Imperial Lighthouse Service, commencing in November 1887. The lighthouse was completed and commissioned in March 1890.

The lighthouse is 49 m (161 ft) high and contains 7 floors, 14 two panel yellow colour windows and 196 steps to the top. Dondra Head is also one of four international lighthouse in Sri Lanka. It was modernized in 2000.
Type of documentation of superlative status: information on web

Location of coordinates: in front of the building

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