False Point
- Coordinates
- 20.35694, 86.79889
The False Point lighthouse is located in India, specifically in the Kendrapara district of Odisha. This lighthouse can be found in the region's coastal area. It serves as a navigational aid in the area.
Details
- Description
- The capabilities of False Point as an anchorage remained long unknown, and it was only in 1860 that the port was opened. It was rapidly developed, owing to the construction of the Odisha canals. Two navigable channels lead inland across the Mahanadi delta and connect the port with Cuttack city. The trade of False Point was chiefly with other Indian harbours, but a large export trade in rice and oil-seeds sprung up with Mauritius, the French colonies and France. False Point was also a regular port of call for Anglo-Indian coasting steamers. Its capabilities were first appreciated during the Orissa famine of 1866, when it afforded almost the only means by which supplies of rice could be thrown into the province.
- Location Text
- at Kendrapara district of Odisha