Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse

Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse
*Moresby Point*
*Mafia Island*
Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse
Tanzania
Location	Mafia Island Tanzania
Coordinates	7°38′24.4″S 39°54′19.2″E / 7.640111°S 39.905333°E / -7.640111; 39.905333Coordinates: 7°38′24.4″S 39°54′19.2″E / 7.640111°S 39.905333°E / -7.640111; 39.905333
Year first constructed	1894
Construction	masonry tower
Tower shape	square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern attache to 1-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern	white lower half tower, white and red band upper half tower, red lantern dome and rail
Height	30 metres (98 ft)
Focal height	31 metres (102 ft)
Characteristic	Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number	D6666
NGA number	31492
ARLHS number	TAN-011
Managing agent	Tanzania Ports Authority^[1]

The Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse is located in the northern part of Mafia Island in Tanzania.^[2]

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↑ Ras Mkumbi The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 18, 2016
↑ Rowlett, Russ (12 June 2005). "Lighthouses of Tanzania". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

Lighthouses in Tanzania

Dar es salaam	Makatumbe RR Makatumbe FR Oyster Bay FR Oyster Bay RR

Mafia Island	Ras Mkumbi

Pemba	Matumbi Ras Kigomasha

Tanga	Ras Kazone Tanga Entrance Tanga Island FR Tanga Island RR Ulenge Island FR Ulenge Island RR

Zanzibar	Chumbe Kiungani RR Mangapwani Marubi Palace RR Pungume Ras Makunduchi Ras Nungwi Tumbatu Island

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