Pungume Lighthouse
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| Location | Pungume Island Zanzibar Tanzania |
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| Coordinates | 6°26′14.4″S 39°20′27″E / 6.437333°S 39.34083°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1919 |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Height | 22 metres (72 ft) |
| Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern[2] |
| Markings | white and black horizontal bands |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl W 3s. |
The Pungume Lighthouse is located on Pungume Island at the south western tip of the Zanzibar Archipelago, in Tanzania.[3][4] The Lighthouse is a squared stone tower recently painted with black and white stripes.[5] The lighthouse is an important one as it shines into the channel where ships enter the Stone Town harbor. The lighthouse is managed and operated by the Zanzibar Ports Corporation.[6]
See also
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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.
- ^ "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ Findlay, Alexander George (1876-01-01). A Directory for the Navigation of the Indian Ocean: With Descriptions of Its Coasts, Islands, Etc., from the Cape of Good Hope to the Strait of Sunda and Western Australia : Including Also the Persian Gulf, the Winds, Monsoons, and Currents, and the Passages from Europe to Its Various Ports. Richard Holmes Laurie.
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