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Pungume Lighthouse

Location	Pungume Island Zanzibar Tanzania
Coordinates	6°26′14.4″S 39°20′27″E / 6.437333°S 39.34083°E / -6.437333; 39.34083
Tower
Constructed	1919
Construction	stone tower
Height	22 metres (72 ft)
Shape	square tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white and black horizontal bands
Light
Focal height	26 metres (85 ft)
Range	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 3s.

The Pungume Lighthouse is located on Pungume Island at the south western tip of the Zanzibar Archipelago, in Tanzania. The Lighthouse is a squared stone tower recently painted with black and white stripes. 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.

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. 2015.
2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Tanzania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
3. "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
4. "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
5. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
6. 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.

External links

• Tanzania Ports Authority

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