Marubi Palace Gardens Range Rear Lighthouse

Marubi Palace Gardens Range Rear Lighthouse
Tanzania
Location Unguja, Zanzibar Archipelago Tanzania
Coordinates 6°9′21.1″S 39°12′23.5″E / 6.155861°S 39.206528°E / -6.155861; 39.206528Coordinates: 6°9′21.1″S 39°12′23.5″E / 6.155861°S 39.206528°E / -6.155861; 39.206528
Year first constructed Unknown
Tower shape Skeletal tower
Markings / pattern Fully white
Height 13 metres (43 ft)
Focal height 28 metres (92 ft)
Characteristic FI. 3
Admiralty number D6726.1
NGA number 31380 [1]
ARLHS number TAN-004
ZAN-004
Managing agent Zanzibar Ports Corporation

The Marubi Palace Gardens Range Rear Lighthouse is located in the Marubi Palace Gardens in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania.[2] The lighthouse is located to support ships trying to dock at the Stone Town harbor.[3][4]

References

  1. Ras Kasone The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 18, 2016
  2. "Kiungani Range Rear Lighthouse - InfoDesti". en.infodesti.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  3. Pub. 112 List of Lights. Government Printing Office.
  4. Huggins, John. "Marubi Palace Gardens Range Rear Light - ARLHS ZAN-004". wlol.arlhs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.


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