Pentakota

Pentakota
Pentakota
village
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	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.^[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

^ 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

[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

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