Comorin Lighthouse (S India)

Comorin Lighthouse (S India)

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Cape Comorin Light is shown from a square white tower, 34m high, and painted in red bands, about 0.3 mile NW of the cape. A church, 54m high, lies in a village about 0.5 mile N of the cape.
Good radar returns have been reported from Cape Comorin at 23 miles.
2012/03/19
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280°
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