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Coordinates: 2°02′53.5″N 102°20′02.1″E / 2.048194°N 102.333917°E / 2.048194; 102.333917
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| name = Undan Island Lighthouse<br />''Rumah Api Pulau Undan''
| name = Undan Island Lighthouse<br />''Rumah Api Pulau Undan''
| location = [[Undan Island]], [[Malacca]], [[Malaysia]]
| location = Undan Island, [[Malacca]], [[Malaysia]]
| coordinates = {{coord|2|02|53.5|N|102|20|02.1|E|display=inline,title|type:landmark}}
| coordinates = {{coord|2|02|53.5|N|102|20|02.1|E|display=inline,title|type:landmark}}
| yearbuilt = 1880<ref name="UNC">{{cite rowlett|myw| access-date = 24 May 2008}}</ref>
| yearbuilt = 1880<ref name="UNC">{{cite rowlett|myw| access-date = 24 May 2008}}</ref>
| construction = maonry tower
| construction = masonry tower
| shape = octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
| shape = octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
| marking = red tower and lantern
| marking = red tower and lantern

Revision as of 07:47, 19 April 2022

Undan Island Lighthouse
Undan Island is located in Malacca
Undan Island
Undan Island
Undan Island within the State of Malacca
Geography
LocationSoutheast Asia
Adjacent toStrait of Malacca
Administration
State Malacca
Local government Malacca City Council
DistrictMelaka Tengah
Undan Island Lighthouse
Rumah Api Pulau Undan
Map
LocationUndan Island, Malacca, Malaysia
Coordinates2°02′53.5″N 102°20′02.1″E / 2.048194°N 102.333917°E / 2.048194; 102.333917
Tower
Constructed1880[1]
Constructionmasonry tower
Height15 metres (49 ft)[1]
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsred tower and lantern
Light
Focal height53 metres (174 ft) (focal plane)[1]
Range18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)[2]
CharacteristicFl (2) W15s.[1]

Undan Island is an uninhabited islet located 25 kilometres (16 mi) off the coast of mainland Malacca in Malaysia with a lighthouse located on its summit.[1] The lighthouse was engineered and constructed by the Chance Brothers and Company from Birmingham in 1879 and completed in 1880, as a beacon for ships travelling along the Strait of Malacca.[1] It is octagonal and cylindrical in shape, housing the lantern and a gallery and is adjoined to a single storey keeper's house; both structures were constructed of masonry.[1][2][3] A more recent concrete communications tower, roughly three times the height of the original lighthouse, is cylindrical and stark in design, and situated directly beside the lighthouse.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of West Malayasia East Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "Rumah Api Pulau Undan". Marine Department of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
  3. ^ Saiful Fazli Ramli (18 March 2018). "Restoration of Rumah Api Pulau Undan". Twitter. Retrieved 15 August 2018.