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Kutubdia
Light
House
is
famous
as
it
is
the
only
lighthouse
in
Bangladesh
which
was
built
by
the
British
during
the
British
rule.
It
has
Approximately
35
m
(115
ft)
square
pyramidal
skeletal
tower
with
lantern
and
gallery.
The
top
of
the
tower
carries
a
red
and
white
horizontally
slatted
day
mark.
Kutubdia
Lighthouse
is
a
lighthouse
and
is
located
in
Chittagong,
Bangladesh.
The
estimate
terrain
elevation
above
seal
level
is
3
metres.
Variant
forms
of
spelling
for
Kutubdia
Lighthouse
or
in
other
languages:
Kutubdia
Lighthouse
(bn),
Kutubdia
Lighthouse.
The
lighthouse
appears
to
be
a
twin
of
the
St.
Martin’s
Island
lighthouse.
The
Admiralty
first
listed
it
in
a
Notice
to
Mariners
in
February
2005.
The
original
masonry
lighthouse
had
a
height
of
about
34
m
(111
ft)
and
a
focal
plane
of
37
m
(121
ft).
It
has
gone
to
sea
due
to
beach
erosion,
and
some
sources
report
that
a
portion
of
it
remains
visible
at
low
tide.
Kutubdia
is
an
island
about
30
km
(19
mi)
long,
located
just
off
the
coast
about
50
km
(30
mi)
south
of
Chittagong.
It
is
fairly
densely
populated,
with
a
permanent
population
of
about
90,000.
The
lighthouse
is
located
on
the
northwestern
coast
of
the
island.
Site
probably
open,
tower
closed.
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