Ras Makunduchi Lighthouse

Lighthouse

6°25′40.9″S 39°34′2.3″E / 6.428028°S 39.567306°E / -6.428028; 39.567306TowerConstructed1919Constructionconcrete towerHeight27 metres (89 ft)Shapesquare tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite and ed horizontal bandsPower sourcesolar power

LightFocal height44 metres (144 ft)Range18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)^[1]CharacteristicFl (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]

References

^ ^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.
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^ "August | 2012 | Marine Science Group Blog". blogs.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
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