Chumbe Lighthouse

The Chumbe Lighthouse is located in Chumbe Island in Zanzibar.[3][4]

Chumbe Lighthouse
Chumbe Lighthouse
Tanzania
LocationChumbe Island
Zanzibar
Coordinates6°16′48.5″S 39°10′37.5″E
Year first constructed1904
Constructionstone tower
Tower shape5-stage square tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternunpainted tower, white lantern
Tower height34 metres (112 ft)
Focal height37 metres (121 ft)
Original lens4th order Fresnel lens
Range16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl W 11s.
Admiralty numberD6704
NGA number31416
ARLHS numberTAN-016
Managing agentChumbe Island Coral Park[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. 2016.
  2. Chumbe The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 18, 2016
  3. Rowlett, Russ (12 June 2005). "Lighthouses of Tanzania". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. D'Entremont, Jeremy (August–September 2004). "Zanzibar's Chumbe Lighthouse Celebrates a Century of Service". Lighthouse Digest. Retrieved 8 February 2014.



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