Port of Kankesanturai (LK KNK)
UN/LOCODE
LK KNK
Harbor size
Very small
Channel depth
9.4 m
Nearest city
Kankesanturai
Body of water
Palk Strait; Indian Ocean
First port of entry
Yes
Sri Lanka
Port information
- Coordinates
- 9.8167, 80.0500 (9°49′N 80°03′E)On the map
Harbor
- Harbor type
- Open roadstead
- Harbor use
- Military
- Shelter
- Fair
- Tidal range
- 2 m
- Anchorage depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Max. vessel (L × B × draft)
- 4.3 m
Services
Pilotage compulsory: Yes
Quarantine / pratique: Yes
Marine railway (slipway): Small
Nearest airport: Yes
Rail connection: Yes
Facilities
Wharves
Anchorage
Cranes
Fixed crane
Lifts over 100 t
Lifts up to 24 t
Supplies
Provisions
Located in Sri Lanka, the port of Kankesanturai serves as a call point for merchant shipping. By World Port Index classification, Kankesanturai has a Very small harbor of the Open roadstead type. Ships approaching Kankesanturai work with a channel depth of 9.4 m.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is the port of Kankesanturai located?
- Kankesanturai is a seaport in Sri Lanka.
- What is the UN/LOCODE of Kankesanturai?
- The UN/LOCODE for Kankesanturai is LK KNK.
- What is the channel depth at Kankesanturai?
- The channel depth at Kankesanturai is 9.4 m.
Nearby ports
- Nagappattinam India 108 km
- Pamban India 109 km
- Karaikal Port India 115 km
- Trincomalee Harbor Sri Lanka 190 km
- Cuddalore India 214 km
- Tuticorin India 236 km
- Pondicherry India 237 km
- Batticaloa Roads Sri Lanka 290 km
Distance to major hubs
- Shanghai China 4888 km
- Singapore Singapore 2798 km
- Rotterdam Netherlands 8164 km
- Los Angeles USA 14803 km
- Mina Jabal Ali United Arab Emirates 3136 km
- Hamburg Germany 7825 km
- Santos Brazil 14135 km
- Durban South Africa 6850 km
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