Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse

The Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse is located in the northern part of Mafia Island in Tanzania.[3]

Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse
Moresby Point
Mafia Island
Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse
Tanzania
LocationMafia Island
Tanzania
Coordinates7°38′24.4″S 39°54′19.2″E
Year first constructed1894
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower shape2-stage square tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house
Markings / patternwhite lower half tower, white and red band upper half tower, red lantern dome and rail
Tower height30 metres (98 ft)
Focal height31 metres (102 ft)
Range16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl W 5s.
Admiralty numberD6666
NGA number31492
ARLHS numberTAN-011
Managing agentTanzania Ports Authority[2]
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gollark: The ultrasonic one is easy, the accelerometer/gyro was mildly annoying due to poor docs but is doing things now, getting useful stuff from the camera means complex computer vision things.
gollark: I haven't gotten much working with it yet, but a camera, ultrasonic distance sensor (the very common module for that), and accelerometer/gyroscope.
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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. Ras Mkumbi 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 6 February 2014.



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