Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse
The Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse is located at the north western tip of Pemba, in Tanzania.[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]
Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse | |
Tanzania | |
Location | Pemba Tanzania |
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Coordinates | 4°52′22.2″S 39°40′41.9″E |
Year first constructed | 1904 (first) 2002 (renovated) |
Construction | skeletal cast iron tower |
Tower shape | hexagonal pyramidal skeletal tower with lantern and gallery |
Markings / pattern | white tower |
Tower height | 27 metres (89 ft) |
Focal height | 38 metres (125 ft) |
Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[1] |
Characteristic | Fl (4) W 24s. |
Admiralty number | D6746 |
NGA number | 31276[2] |
ARLHS number | TAN-023 |
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References
- 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.
- Ras Kigomasha The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 18, 2016
- "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- "Pemba North lighthouse - Zanzibar Tanzania". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- Planet, Lonely. "Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse - Lonely Planet". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
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