Pungudutivu Lighthouse
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Constructionmasonry tower
Focal height11 metres (36 ft)
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| Location | Pungudutivu Jaffna District Northern Province Sri Lanka |
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| Coordinates | 09°34′04.1″N 79°51′14.7″E / 9.567806°N 79.854083°E |
| Tower | |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
Pungudutivu Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the island of Pungudutivu in northern Sri Lanka.[1] The lighthouse is a 15.2 metres (50 ft) square stone block tower.[1]
It is likely that the lighthouse was originally constructed as a survey tower, part of a network of land survey towers erected across the country by the Department of Land Survey in 1857.[2] It is located on the most southern extremity of the island.
