Marubi Palace Gardens Range Rear Lighthouse
The Marubi Palace Gardens Range Rear Lighthouse is located in the Marubi Palace Gardens in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania.[3] The lighthouse is located to support ships trying to dock at the Stone Town harbor.[4][5]
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| Location | Unguja Zanzibar Archipelago Tanzania |
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| Coordinates | 6°9′21.1″S 39°12′23.5″E |
| Construction | stone and metal skeletal tower |
| Tower shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower |
| Markings / pattern | white tower |
| Tower height | 13 metres (43 ft) |
| Focal height | 28 metres (92 ft) |
| Range | 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Iso W 6s. |
| Admiralty number | D6726.1 |
| NGA number | 31380[2] |
| ARLHS number | TAN-004 ZAN-004 |
| Managing agent | Zanzibar Ports Corporation |
References
- 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.
- Tanzania The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 18, 2016
- "Kiungani Range Rear Lighthouse - InfoDesti". en.infodesti.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- Pub. 112 List of Lights. Government Printing Office.
- Huggins, John. "Marubi Palace Gardens Range Rear Light - ARLHS ZAN-004". wlol.arlhs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
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