Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse
Lighthouse
4°52′22.2″S 39°40′41.9″E / 4.872833°S 39.678306°E / -4.872833; 39.6783062002 (renovated)
The Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse is located at the north western tip of Pemba, in Tanzania.[2][3] It is an entirely cast iron structure and was built in 1904 by The Chance Brothers Ltd from Birmingham.[4] The light house has a 1-storey keepers house and is still operational.[5]
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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.
- ^ "Pemba North lighthouse - Zanzibar Tanzania". Flickr. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ Planet, Lonely. "Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse - Lonely Planet". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
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