Pulau Mandalika (Mondoliko, Mandalika Island)
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Date of lens manufacture
1896
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Date of lighthouse construction
1887
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Country
Indonesia
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Commissioning body
Unknown.
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Order of lens
4th order
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Fixed or revolving lens
Revolving
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Active/Inactive
Active
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Describe the character of light
Fl W 5s
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
13 metre high white skeletal tower with balcony, lantern, cupola and weather vane. There is a ladder running up inside the skeletal tower and several buildings around the base.
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
None known.
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
I have been unable to find much information regarding this lighthouse. It is situated off the northern peninsula of Java north east of the town of Semarang on the highest point of the small uninhabited island. The lighthouse appears as a corrupted spelling in Chance's order book of 1896 stating Poelee (pulau, island) Mandalike in Holland Colonial. My understanding is that the light is still staffed by coastguards who stay in the attached buildings. I have found no information regarding the updating of the light so it may well be that the original Chance light remains in use.
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Current management body/ ports authority
Directorate of Marine Navigation.
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
Directorate of Marine Navigation.
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Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
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Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
Unknown.
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Is the site open/closed to the public
Closed
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Is the tower open/closed to the public
Closed
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Latitude and Longitude
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
- http://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/idjanc.htm
- Video 1 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Menara+Suar+Pulau+Mandalika/@-6.3818229,110.9216809,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e5!3m6!1sAF1QipMjUk6SAHvg4vwe-q1hiwK9SHIlkiXT61smXX9j!2e10!3e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMjUk6SAHvg4vwe-q1hiwK9SHIlkiXT61smXX9j%3Dw203-h360-k-no!7i1080!8i1920!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x2e71374936e437ef:0xc66dfa36e48cab7d!2sMenara+Suar+Pulau+Mandalika!3b1!8m2!3d-6.3818229!4d110.9216809!3m4!1s0x2e71374936e437ef:0xc66dfa36e48cab7d!8m2!3d-6.3818229!4d110.9216809
- Video 2 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Menara+Suar+Pulau+Mandalika/@-6.3818229,110.9216809,14580a,13.1y/data=!3m8!1e5!3m6!1sAF1QipOcGBrtgmtsB-i-h9HV7SeD09EpM4Z5iReF5tNw!2e10!3e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOcGBrtgmtsB-i-h9HV7SeD09EpM4Z5iReF5tNw%3Dw203-h360-k-no!7i1080!8i1920!4m5!3m4!1s0x2e71374936e437ef:0xc66dfa36e48cab7d!8m2!3d-6.3818229!4d110.9216809
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Other details
The island can only be accessed by boat. ARLHS IDO-224; Admiralty Q1144; NGA 23572.
Based on "Ujang Krisno" photo and "pandu pajak" photo it looks like the lighthouse itself was made in 1886. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipOlGFkKvpRu40ASC2irOpmSqcZkvaISWwTm8ra9=s1354-k-no https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMwsxbGJtLQIPWGoUvAFKv1s6PlcLJ3M_M9Vmqe=s1031-k-no
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
Online search.