The Oyster Bay Rear Range Lighthouse is located on the coast of Dar es salaam, Tanzania in Oyster Bay. The lighthouse works in conjunction with the Oyster Bay Range Front Lighthouse to warn ships away from the cliffs at the Msasani peninsula.[2][3][4]
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| Location | Oyster Bay Dar es Salaam Tanzania |
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| Coordinates | 6°47′02.0″S 39°17′2.5″E / 6.783889°S 39.284028°E |
| Tower | |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Shape | square tower attached to a building |
| Markings | white tower with a red vertical stripe on the range line, red lantern |
| Operator | Tanzania Ports Authority |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 37 metres (121 ft) |
| Range | 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl W 7.5s. |
The tower is a red square stone tower with one red white strip on the range line. The lighthouse has a small red roofed building adjacent to the tower.
See also
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References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ "Oyster Bay Range Front Lighthouse". Around Guides. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ MRINDOKO, SEBASTIAN. "Coco Beach set for majestic transformation". www.dailynews.co.tz. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Tanzania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
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