Pungume Lighthouse
  Tanzania | |
| Location | Pungume Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 6°26′14.4″S 39°20′27″E / 6.437333°S 39.34083°ECoordinates: 6°26′14.4″S 39°20′27″E / 6.437333°S 39.34083°E |
| Year first constructed | 1919 |
| Construction | Stone tower |
| Tower shape | Squared tower |
| Markings / pattern | Black and White horizontal bands |
| Height | 22 metres (72 ft) |
| Focal height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Characteristic | FI. 3 |
| Admiralty number | D6702 |
| NGA number | 31424[1] |
| ARLHS number | TAN-022 |
The Pungume Lighthouse is located on Pungume Island at the south western tip of the Zanzibar Archipelago, in Tanzania.[2][3] The Lighthouse is a squared stone tower recently painted with black and white stripes.[4] 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.[5]
References
- ↑ Ras Kasone The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 18, 2016
- ↑ "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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