Matumbi Lighthouse

Lighthouse

5°24′14.8″S 39°33′52.7″E / 5.404111°S 39.564639°E / -5.404111; 39.564639TowerConstructionstone towerHeight31 metres (102 ft)Shapesquare tower withbalcony and lanternMarkingsred and white horizontal bands towerLightFocal height33 metres (108 ft)Light sourcesolar powerRange16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)^[1]CharacteristicFl (3) W 20s.

The Matumbi Lighthouse is located at the south western tip of Pemba, in Tanzania.^[2]^[3] The lighthouse is on a small island called Matumbi Makubwa.^[4] The lighthouse's construction history is unknown, however, the 31m square stone tower was renovated in 2002 by Salem Construction limited from Zanzibar.^[5]

References

^ 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.
^ Fitzpatrick, Mary (2010-09-15). Tanzania. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781742203843.
^ "*BLOG YA 'MBONGO' MISS JESTINA YASHINDA TUZO YA BLOG YA MWAKA UK". Retrieved 2016-09-29.