Tanga Island Front Range Lighthouse

Tanga Island Front Range Light

The lighthouse lies within the Tanga Bay
Tanzania
Location Tanga
Tanzania
Coordinates 5°3′42.7″S 39°6′47.5″E / 5.061861°S 39.113194°E / -5.061861; 39.113194Coordinates: 5°3′42.7″S 39°6′47.5″E / 5.061861°S 39.113194°E / -5.061861; 39.113194
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower
Height 12 metres (39 ft)
Focal height 12 metres (39 ft)
Range 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[1]
Characteristic Fl W 2s.
Admiralty number D6759.55
NGA number 31316
Managing agent Tanzania Ports Authority[2]

The Tanga Island Front Range Lighthouse is located in the northeastern city of Tanga in Tanzania.[3]

See also


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. 2016.
  2. ↑ Tanga Island Front Range Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 18, 2016
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (12 June 2005). "Lighthouses of Tanzania". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 10 February 2014.


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