Prong's Lighthouse

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A Lightship Station was established in 1842 before the lighthouse.
Prong's Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated at the southernmost point of Mumbai, India in the Colaba area. It was built in 1874 by Thomas Ormiston at the cost of Rs. 600,000. Its beam can be seen at a distance of 30 kilometres (19 mi). It is one of three lighthouses of the city. The lighthouse had a cannon during British rule to secure the bay. It is only accessible during low tide.
It is one of the few offshore lighthouses in the world still staffed.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prong's_Lighthouse
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Coordinates:   18°52'45"N   72°47'59"E

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  • A lighthouse, off the southern tip of Mumbai (Bombay) island. Locally known as 'kulAbyAchI dANDI'.
  • PRONG LIGHT HOUSE; TEN SECOND WHITE FLASHING FLASHING VISIBILITY 23 OR 17 MILES.HEIGHT 43 METRE.DAY COLOUR WHITE RED WHITE BLACK.SECTOR OF LIGHT OYESTER ROCK TO MALBAR POINT 298 DEGREE WHITE(SOUTH OF THE LIGHT HOUSE), MALBAR POINT TO OYESTER ROCK 062 DEGREE CLOSED( NORTH SIDE OF THE LIGHT HOUSE).
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