Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse
LocationPemba
Tanzania
Coordinates4°52′22.2″S 39°40′41.9″E / 4.872833°S 39.678306°E / -4.872833; 39.678306
Tower
Constructed1904 (first)
2002 (renovated)
Constructionskeletal cast iron tower
Height27 metres (89 ft)
Shapehexagonal pyramidal skeletal tower with lantern and gallery
Markingswhite tower
Light
Focal height38 metres (125 ft)
Range16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl (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]

See also

References

  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. "Pemba North lighthouse - Zanzibar Tanzania". Flickr. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  5. Planet, Lonely. "Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse - Lonely Planet". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2016-09-28.


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