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The Tallest Lighthouse in Sri Lanka

Dondra Head Lighthouse — 1 km from Dondra town

THE SOUTHERNMOST LIGHTPhoto by Amila Tennakoon on Wikimedia Commons5.9330° N, 80.5945° E

Ships rounding Sri Lanka pass this light at the turn between the west and east coasts — the true tip of the island.

An 1889 lighthouse at Dondra Head, the southernmost point of Sri Lanka, standing 49 metres over the shipping lanes that round the island. It is the tallest lighthouse in the country.

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