Pungume Lighthouse

The Pungume Lighthouse is located on Pungume Island at the south western tip of the Zanzibar Archipelago, in Tanzania.[3][4] The Lighthouse is a squared stone tower recently painted with black and white stripes.[5] The lighthouse is an important one as it shines into the channel where ships enter the Stone Town harbor. The lighthouse is managed and operated by the Zanzibar Ports Corporation.[6]

Pungume Lighthouse

Tanzania
Location	Pungume Island Zanzibar Tanzania
Coordinates	6°26′14.4″S 39°20′27″E
Year first constructed	1919
Construction	stone tower
Tower shape	square tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern	white and black horizontal bands
Tower height	22 metres (72 ft)
Focal height	26 metres (85 ft)
Range	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)[1]
Characteristic	Fl W 3s.
Admiralty number	D6702
NGA number	31424[2]
ARLHS number	TAN-022

See also

• List of lighthouses in Tanzania

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.
2. Tanzania The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 18, 2016
3. "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
4. "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
5. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
6. Findlay, Alexander George (1876-01-01). A Directory for the Navigation of the Indian Ocean: With Descriptions of Its Coasts, Islands, Etc., from the Cape of Good Hope to the Strait of Sunda and Western Australia : Including Also the Persian Gulf, the Winds, Monsoons, and Currents, and the Passages from Europe to Its Various Ports. Richard Holmes Laurie.

External links

• Tanzania Ports Authority