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| name = Kilakarai Lighthouse<br />''Kilakkarai''<br />
| image_name = Kilakarai-Lighthouse-View.jpg<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9.22757|N|78.78505|E}}<br />
| yearbuilt = 1979<br />
| construction = concrete tower<br />
| shape = hexagonal tower with balcony and lantern<br />
| marking = white and red horizontal bands<br />
| height = {{convert|30|m|ft}}<br />
| focalheight = {{convert|35|m|ft}}<br />
| characteristic = Fl W 15s.<br />
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'''Kilakkarai Lighthouse''' is located at [[Kilakkarai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. The lighthouse started functioning on 2 October 1979. There was no lighthouse at this location prior to the installation of the present structure. A flag mast was present at this location previously to assist fishermen. The light source was modified on 30 April 2003.<ref name="Dgll">{{cite web |title=Indian Lighthouses: An Overview |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf |publisher=DGLL |accessdate=21 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218163515/http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite rowlett|indse|accessdate=7 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[List of lighthouses in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Lighthouse Digest|6223}}<br />
* [http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouses/74_1_LightHouses.aspx Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships]<br />
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