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| name = Undan Island Lighthouse<br />''Rumah Api Pulau Undan'' |
| name = Undan Island Lighthouse<br />''Rumah Api Pulau Undan'' |
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| location = |
| location = Undan Island, [[Malacca]], [[Malaysia]] |
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| 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}} |
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| 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> |
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| construction = |
| construction = masonry tower |
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| shape = octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
| shape = octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
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| marking = red tower and lantern |
| marking = red tower and lantern |
Revision as of 07:47, 19 April 2022
Undan Island within the State of Malacca | |
Geography | |
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Location | Southeast Asia |
Adjacent to | Strait of Malacca |
Administration | |
State | Malacca |
Local government | Malacca City Council |
District | Melaka Tengah |
Location | Undan Island, Malacca, Malaysia |
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Coordinates | 2°02′53.5″N 102°20′02.1″E / 2.048194°N 102.333917°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1880[1] |
Construction | masonry tower |
Height | 15 metres (49 ft)[1] |
Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | red tower and lantern |
Light | |
Focal height | 53 metres (174 ft) (focal plane)[1] |
Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)[2] |
Characteristic | Fl (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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Rumah Api Pulau Undan". Marine Department of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ Saiful Fazli Ramli (18 March 2018). "Restoration of Rumah Api Pulau Undan". Twitter. Retrieved 15 August 2018.