Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse
 Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse | |
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| Location |  Tanzania,Pwani Region, Mafia District, Kanga |
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| Coordinates | 7°38′24.4″S 39°54′19.2″E / 7.640111°S 39.905333°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1894 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Shape | 2-stage square tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house |
| Markings | white lower half tower, white and red band upper half tower, red lantern dome and rail |
| Operator | Tanzania Ports Authority |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 31 metres (102 ft) |
| Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
The Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse (Mnara wa Taa wa Ras Mkumbi, in Swahili) is a historic lighthouse located on the northern tip (Moresby Point) of Mafia Island on Kanga ward of Mafia District in the Pwani Region of Tanzania.[2]
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[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. Retrieved 3 January 2017
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (12 June 2005). "Lighthouses of Tanzania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
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