Chennai Marina Lighthouse

There have been at least four lighthouses named Chennai Lighthouse or Madras Lighthouse, which face the on the east coast of the in , .
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse built 1977
  • Also known as: “Chennai Lighthouse”, “Lighthouse, Chennai”, and “Marina Lighthouse”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Thome Basilica and Chennai Citi Centre.

Church
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San Thome Church, officially known as the National Shrine of St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, is a church of the Catholic Church in India, at the neighbourhood of Chennai, in . is situated 710 metres south of Chennai Marina Lighthouse.

Shopping center
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The is a in , , . It opened on 3 March 2006 and is located on Radhakrishnan Salai. According to Cushman and Wakefield, a global real estate consultancy firm, it is one of the most expensive shopping malls in . is situated 700 metres northwest of Chennai Marina Lighthouse.

Beach
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, or simply the Marina, is a natural urban beach in , , , along the . The beach runs from near in the north to in the south, a distance of 6.0 km, making it the second longest urban beach in the world, after Cox's Bazar Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santhome and Mylapore.

Suburb
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, also written San Thome, is a locality in in city in India. It was a Portuguese settlement in the 16th century.

Suburb
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, or Thirumayilai, is a neighbourhood in the central part of the city of , India. It is one of the oldest residential parts of the city.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in , India. It is situated along the southern stretch of the . The proposed Marina Business centre commercial complex on 25 acre land at in Chennai, is planned to develop by the State Government of Tamil Nadu.

Chennai Marina Lighthouse

Latitude
13.03972° or 13° 2′ 23″ north
Longitude
80.27944° or 80° 16′ 46″ east
Height
46 metres (150 feet)
Open location code
7M5227QH+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262792987
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q6546309
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In Other Languages

“Chennai Marina Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Tamil: “சென்னை கலங்கரை விளக்கம்”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chennai Marina Lighthouse and D5 Marina Police Station.

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