Vizhinjam Lighthouse

Vizhinjam Lighthouse or Trivandrum Lighthouse is situated near beach in . It started functioning on 30 June 1972. Vizhinjam was a busy seaport in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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  • Lighthouse
  • …is operated by Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
  • …stands 57 metres (187 feet) tall
  • Description: Lighthouse in Keralam
  • Address: Vizhinjam, Trivandrum, 695521
  • Also known as
    “Kovalam Lighthouse”
    “Trivandrum Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Halcyon Castle and Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram.
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was built in 1932 in the princely state… is situated 1½ km northwest of Vizhinjam Lighthouse.
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… is situated 2½ km southeast of Vizhinjam Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kovalam and Vizhinjam.
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, a fishing village in southern …
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is an area located in the city…
is an area within the … is situated 3 km northeast of Vizhinjam Lighthouse.

Vizhinjam Lighthouse

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Latitude
8.38289° or 8° 22′ 58″ north
Longitude
76.97965° or 76° 58′ 47″ east
Open location code
6JWR9XMH+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 309907456
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q18395643

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In Other Languages

From Kannada to Tamil—“Vizhinjam Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Kannada: “ವಿಝಿಂಜಂ ದೀಪಸ್ತಂಭ”
  • Malayalam: “വിഴിഞ്ഞം വിളക്കുമാടം”
  • Tamil: “விழிஞ்சம் கலங்கரை விளக்கம்”
  • Tamil: “விழிஞ்ஞம் கலங்கரை விளக்கம்”

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