Chumbe Lighthouse

Chumbe Lighthouse

Chumbe Lighthouse
Location	Chumbe Island Zanzibar
Coordinates	6°16′48.5″S 39°10′37.5″E
Tower
Constructed	1904
Construction	stone tower
Height	34 metres (112 ft)
Shape	5-stage square tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	unpainted tower, white lantern
Operator	Chumbe Island Coral Park[2]
Light
Focal height	37 metres (121 ft)
Lens	4th order Fresnel lens
Range	16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[1]
Characteristic	Fl W 11s.

The Chumbe Lighthouse (Mnara wa Taa wa Chumbe, in Swahili) is a historic lighthouse located on Chumbe Island on Malindi ward of Mjini District in the Mjini Magharibi Region of Tanzania's Zanzibar Island.[3][4]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Tanzania

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. 2016. p. {{{page}}}.
2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Tanzania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
3. Rowlett, Russ (12 June 2005). "Lighthouses of Tanzania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
4. D'Entremont, Jeremy (August–September 2004). "Zanzibar's Chumbe Lighthouse Celebrates a Century of Service". Lighthouse Digest. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

External links

• Tanzania Ports Authority