Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse

Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse
Moresby Point
Mafia Island

Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse
Tanzania
Location Mafia Island
Tanzania
Coordinates 7°38′24.4″S 39°54′19.2″E / 7.640111°S 39.905333°E / -7.640111; 39.905333Coordinates: 7°38′24.4″S 39°54′19.2″E / 7.640111°S 39.905333°E / -7.640111; 39.905333
Year first constructed 1894
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern attache to 1-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern white lower half tower, white and red band upper half tower, red lantern dome and rail
Height 30 metres (98 ft)
Focal height 31 metres (102 ft)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number D6666
NGA number 31492
ARLHS number TAN-011
Managing agent Tanzania Ports Authority[1]

The Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse is located in the northern part of Mafia Island in Tanzania.[2]

See also


References

  1. Ras Mkumbi 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 6 February 2014.


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