Chumbe Lighthouse

Chumbe Lighthouse

Chumbe Lighthouse
Tanzania
Location Chumbe Island
Zanzibar
Coordinates 6°16′48.5″S 39°10′37.5″E / 6.280139°S 39.177083°E / -6.280139; 39.177083Coordinates: 6°16′48.5″S 39°10′37.5″E / 6.280139°S 39.177083°E / -6.280139; 39.177083
Year first constructed 1904
Construction stone tower
Tower shape 5-stage square prism tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern unpainted tower, white lantern
Height 34 metres (112 ft)
Focal height 37 metres (121 ft)
Original lens 4th order Fresnel lens
Characteristic Fl W 11s.
Admiralty number D6704
NGA number 31416
ARLHS number TAN-016
Managing agent Chumbe Island Coral Park[1]

The Chumbe Lighthouse is located in Chumbe Island in Zanzibar.[2][3]

See also


References

  1. Chumbe The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 18, 2016
  2. Rowlett, Russ (12 June 2005). "Lighthouses of Tanzania". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  3. 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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