Nosy Alañaña Light

Nosy Alañaña Lighthouse
Nosy Alagnagna

Nosy Alañaña Light, 2006
Location	Toamasina, Madagascar
Coordinates	18°2′55.45″S 49°27′36.15″E
Tower
Constructed	1932
Construction	concrete tower
Height	197 feet (60 m)
Shape	octagonal tower with gallery and lantern
Markings	white tower, black lantern and gallery
Light
Focal height	197 feet (60 m)
Range	23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (3) W 25s.

Nosy Alañaña Light, also known as Île aux Prunes Light (French: Phare de l'Île aux Prunes), is an active lighthouse in Île aux Prunes, Toamasina Province, Madagascar.[1] At a height of 197 feet (60 m) it is the twenty-fourth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world,[2] as well as the tallest in Africa. It is located on Île aux Prunes (Isle of Prunes, Malagasy: Nosy Alañaña), a tiny island about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-northeast of Toamasina.

The island is accessible by boat, and the site is open, but the tower is closed to the public.

View from outside

Speaking tube

See also

• List of lighthouses in Madagascar
• List of tallest lighthouses in the world

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Madagascar". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
2. Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

• 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. 2009. p. 525.
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Madagascar". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.