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Ras Nungwi Lighthouse

Location	Unguja Zanzibar Archipelago Tanzania
Coordinates	5°43′20.3″S 39°18′12.0″E / 5.722306°S 39.303333°E / -5.722306; 39.303333
Tower
Constructed	1881 (first)
Construction	stone tower
Height	14 metres (46 ft)
Shape	3-stage square tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower, red lantern
Operator	Zanzibar Ports Corporation
Light
First lit	1926 (current)
Focal height	18 metres (59 ft)
Range	13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 5s.

The Ras Nungwi (also known as Hog Point) is located at the northern tip of Unguja island in Nungwi, Zanzibar, Tanzania. The lighthouse is the oldest on the island and is a three-stage square stone tower, painted white.

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.

External links

• Close Up Photo of Tower
• Tanzania Ports Authority

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