This page lists lighthouses of Andhra Pradesh, a large state occupying the central portion of India's east coast. Facing the Bay of Bengal, this coastline is almost everywhere low and sandy with numerous offshore shoals. The largest port in the state is Vishakhapatnam (often called Vizag for short) but there are many smaller ports. India was part of the British Empire until 1947 so the lighthouse heritage is British. However, only a fraction of the original British lighthouses remain in use; new towers have been built at most of the stations. India has also built many lighthouses at new locations in recent years. Lighthouses and aids to navigation in India are administered by the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL), an agency of the Ministry of Shipping. Lighthouses of the Srikakulam District of northernmost Andhra Pradesh are maintained by the Kolkata Directorate of DGLL; the remaining lighthouses of Andhra Pradesh are maintained by the Vishakhapatnam Directorate. Nearly all of the larger Indian lighthouses are staffed and by long tradition the staff receive visitors at a specific time, usually late in the afternoon. Several lighthouses have been developed as tourist attractions and have longer hours. In Telugu, the official language of Andhra Pradesh, the word for a lighthouse is transliterated from English as laiṭ'haus (లైట్హౌస్). ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume F of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.
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![]() Kalingapatnam Light, Kalingapatnam, February 2017 Wikimedia Creative Commons photo by రహ్మానుద్దీన్ (Rahmānuddīn) |
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![]() Bhimunipatnam Light, Bhimunipatnam, June 2006 Flickr Creative Commons photo by vizag (no longer online) |
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![]() 1903 Vishakhapatnam Light, April 2014 photo copyright Visakha Container Terminal; used by permission |
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![]() Old and new Vakalapudi Lights, Vakalapudi, April 2008 ex-Google Plus photo by Surendra Patturi |
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![]() Antervedi Light, Krishna District, January 2012 ex-Panoramio photo copyright Tandavakrishna Tungala used by permission |
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![]() Nagayalanka Light, Krishna District, January 2012 ex-Panoramio photo copyright Tandavakrishna Tungala used by permission |
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![]() 1978 Krishnapatnam Light, Krishnapatnam DGLL photo |
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Adjoining pages: North: West Bengal and Odisha | South: Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
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Posted January 20, 2006. Checked and revised April 27, 2020. Lighthouses: 37. Site copyright 2020 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.