Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse
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Location | Pemba Tanzania |
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Coordinates | 4°52′22.2″S 39°40′41.9″E / 4.872833°S 39.678306°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1904 (first) 2002 (renovated) |
Construction | skeletal cast iron tower |
Height | 27 metres (89 ft) |
Shape | hexagonal pyramidal skeletal tower with lantern and gallery |
Markings | white tower |
Light | |
Focal height | 38 metres (125 ft) |
Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[1] |
Characteristic | Fl (4) W 24s. |
The Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse is located at the north western tip of Pemba, in Tanzania.[2][3] It is an entirely cast iron structure and was built in 1904 by The Chance Brothers Ltd from Birmingham.[4] The light house has a 1-storey keepers house and is still operational.[5]
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[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pemba North lighthouse - Zanzibar Tanzania". Flickr. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ Planet, Lonely. "Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse - Lonely Planet". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
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