Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse
The Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse is located in the northern part of Mafia Island in Tanzania.[3]
 Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse | |
  Tanzania | |
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| Location | Mafia Island Tanzania |
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| Coordinates | 7°38′24.4″S 39°54′19.2″E |
| Year first constructed | 1894 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Tower shape | 2-stage square tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house |
| Markings / pattern | white lower half tower, white and red band upper half tower, red lantern dome and rail |
| Tower height | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Focal height | 31 metres (102 ft) |
| Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
| Admiralty number | D6666 |
| NGA number | 31492 |
| ARLHS number | TAN-011 |
| Managing agent | Tanzania Ports Authority[2] |
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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. Retrieved 3 January 2017
- Ras Mkumbi The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 18, 2016
- Rowlett, Russ (12 June 2005). "Lighthouses of Tanzania". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
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