Patenga

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Patenga
পতেঙ্গা
Sunset at Patenga beach
Sunset at Patenga beach
Patenga পতেঙ্গা is located in Bangladesh
Patenga পতেঙ্গা
Patenga
পতেঙ্গা
Coordinates: 22°14′10″N 91°47′13″E / 22.2359795°N 91.7868103°E / 22.2359795; 91.7868103Coordinates: 22°14′10″N 91°47′13″E / 22.2359795°N 91.7868103°E / 22.2359795; 91.7868103
LocationChattogram, Bangladesh
Patrolled by Bangladesh Navy
AccessFree
Patenga
FoundationConcrete base
ConstructionMetal skeletal tower[1]
ShapeSquare pyramidal skeletal tower[2]
MarkingsWhite and red horizontal bands tower with balcony and light[1]

Patenga (Bengali: পতেঙ্গা) is a sea beach of the Bay of Bengal, located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south from the port city of Chattogram, Bangladesh. It is near to the mouth of the Karnaphuli River. The beach is very close to the Bangladesh Naval Academy of the Bangladesh Navy and Shah Amanat International Airport.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Bangladesh". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.

External links

  • Media related to Patenga at Wikimedia Commons