Makatumbe Range Rear Lighthouse

The Makatumbe Range Rear Lighthouse (also known as Dar es Salaam Bay Range Rear or Outer Makatumbe lighthouse) is located on the island of Outer Makatumbe close to the coast of Dar es salaam, Tanzania. The lighthouse assists ships waiting in the strait that are about to enter the Kivukoni channel.[2][3][4]

Makatumbe Range Rear Lighthouse
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LocationDar es Salaam
Tanzania
Coordinates6°47′27.1″S 39°20′13.9″E / 6.790861°S 39.337194°E / -6.790861; 39.337194
Tower
Constructed1894
Constructionmasonry tower
Height29 metres (95 ft)
Shapequadrangular tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsblack and white horizontal bands
OperatorTanzania Ports Authority
Light
Focal height29 metres (95 ft)
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl (3) W 20s.

The lighthouse structure is similar to that of Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse and is a square masonry tower with a red lantern and gallery. The lighthouse structure was refurbished between 1997 and 1999 in a project that saw the overhaul of Port of Dar es Salaam infrastructure.[5]

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References

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  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. Retrieved 3 January 2017
  2. ^ By, Lighthouse webmaster - Geoffrey Baker -. "Foghorn Publishing ... Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Outer Makatumbe Light". www.lighthousedigest.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  3. ^ Pub. 112 List of Lights. Government Printing Office.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Tanzania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  5. ^ "Tukumbuke Zamani: Historia Ya Taifa Letu Katika Picha". JamiiForums | The Home of Great Thinkers. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
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