Chemu Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Chemu Lighthouse
Also known as: Chemu (Breaker) Point (Tema)
This tapered concrete tower, standing 40 meters tall, is painted with black and white vertical stripes. It is situated 2.1 kilometers from the port of Tema along Ghana's coast in the Greater Accra Region. The lighthouse emits a white flash every 7.5 seconds from a focal height of 47 meters, with a geographic range of 18.2 nautical miles. Its structure includes a lantern and gallery. This active aid to navigation faces the Gulf of Guinea.
Why it matters: The lighthouse serves as a critical navigational reference for vessels entering and exiting ports along the Ghanaian coast, contributing to the safety of trade and fishing operations.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 7.5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 7.5s
- Focal Height
- 47m
- Geographic Range
- 18.2NM
Location
- City
- Tema
- Country
- 🇬🇭Ghana
- Region
- Greater Accra Region
- Sea Region
- along the coast of Ghana, facing the Gulf of Guinea
- Latitude
- 5.6478°
- Longitude
- 0.0243°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 40m
- Tower Shape
- tapered
- Tower Color
- with black and white vertical stripes
- Material
- concrete
Structure: tapered concrete (?) tower with lantern and gallery
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Tema(2.1 km)
- ARLHS No.
- GHA-003
Nearby Ports
اعثر على منارة Chemu على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Ghana، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.