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Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse

Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse
Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse
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Location Tanzania,
Pwani Region,
Mafia District,
Kanga
Coordinates7°38′24.4″S 39°54′19.2″E / 7.640111°S 39.905333°E / -7.640111; 39.905333
Tower
Constructed1894
Constructionmasonry tower
Height30 metres (98 ft)
Shape2-stage square tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house
Markingswhite lower half tower, white and red band upper half tower, red lantern dome and rail
OperatorTanzania Ports Authority
Light
Focal height31 metres (102 ft)
Range16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl W 5s.

The Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse (Mnara wa Taa wa Ras Mkumbi, in Swahili) is a historic lighthouse located on the northern tip (Moresby Point) of Mafia Island on Kanga ward of Mafia District in the Pwani Region of Tanzania.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2017
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ (12 June 2005). "Lighthouses of Tanzania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 February 2014.


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