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Pungume Lighthouse

Coordinates: 6°26′14.4″S 39°20′27″E / 6.437333°S 39.34083°E / -6.437333; 39.34083
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Pungume Lighthouse
Map
LocationPungume Island
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Coordinates6°26′14.4″S 39°20′27″E / 6.437333°S 39.34083°E / -6.437333; 39.34083
Tower
Constructed1919
Constructionstone tower
Height22 metres (72 ft)
Shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern[2]
Markingswhite and black horizontal bands
Light
Focal height26 metres (85 ft)
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl W 3s.

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]

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References

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  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. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Tanzania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  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.
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