Pulau Undan Lighthouse

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location = Pulau Undan, Malacca, Malaysia
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yearbuilt = 1880cite web | url = http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/myw.htm | title = Lighthouses of Malaya (West Malaysia) | publisher = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | accessdate = 2008-05-24]
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shape = Octagonal cylindrical tower
marking = None—red light tower; whitekeeper's house
height = 15 m (49 ft)
elevation = 53 m (174 ft) (focal plane)
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range = 18 nmcite web | url = http://www.marine.gov.my/light/r_undan.html | title = Rumah Api Pulau Undan | publisher = Marine Department of Malaysia | accessdate = 2008-05-28]
characteristic = Two white flashes every 15 seconds
admiralty =F1644
NGA =21728
ARLHS =WMA-013The Pulau Undan Lighthouse (Malay: "Rumah Api Pulau Undan") is a lighthouse on the island of Pulau Undan, off the coast of Malacca, Malaysia.

Completed in 1880, the lighthouse was erected during British rule in Malacca as a beacon for ships travelling along the Strait of Malacca. While remaining operation as of 2008, the building is now supplemented with a second, newer concrete tower that operates advanced equipment for shipping communications.

Located on Pulau Undan, the lighthouse is located 25 kilometres (15 miles) off the coast of Malacca, and is situated on the summit of the island. As a result, the lighthouse, like others in the country on small islands, is largely reachable solely by boat, its site and tower closed from the public.

The original lighthouse consists of a octagonal cylindrical light tower housing the lantern and a gallery, and is adjoined to a single storey keeper's house; both structures were constructed of masonry. A more recent concrete communications tower, roughly three times the height of the original lighthouse, is cylindrical and stark in design, and situated directly beside the lighthouse.

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