Ras Makunduchi Lighthouse
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Location | Makunduchi Kusini District Unguja South Region Tanzania |
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Coordinates | 6°25′40.9″S 39°34′2.3″E / 6.428028°S 39.567306°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1919 |
Construction | concrete tower |
Height | 27 metres (89 ft) |
Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white and ed horizontal bands |
Power source | solar power ![]() |
Light | |
Focal height | 44 metres (144 ft) |
Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)[1] |
Characteristic | Fl (2) W 15s.[1] |
The Ras Makunduchi Lighthouse is located at the south eastern tip of Kusini District Unguja South Region of Tanzania.[2][3] The lighthouse is located near the historic town of Makunduchi. It is a 27m squared concrete tower painted red and white. The tower has 165 steps to the top and has two non resident operators.[4] Since the lighthouse is on Zanzibar, it is managed by the Zanzibar Ports Corporation instead of the Tanzania Ports Authority.[5]
See also
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[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Tanzania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ^ "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ "August | 2012 | Marine Science Group Blog". blogs.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ "Ras Makunduchi - Light Details | AIS Marine Traffic". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
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