Landmark · Jaffna · Northern
The Kovilan Point Lighthouse
Kovilan Point Lighthouse — 20 km northwest of Jaffna
KOVILAN POINT LIGHTHOUSEPhoto by Sangee1495 on Wikimedia CommonsReached by road over the Karainagar causeway, with Casuarina Beach 3 km along the same shore.
A 30-metre white masonry lighthouse on Karaitivu island off the Jaffna peninsula, lit in 1916 on a station first established in 1899. It stands a few kilometres west of Casuarina Beach, reached by the causeway from the mainland.
Location
Loading map…
9.7618° N, 79.8633° EOSM
Adjacent entries
