Masamirit Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Masamirit Lighthouse
The Masamirit Lighthouse is a 24-meter square skeletal metal tower painted red, standing 26 meters above sea level. It is located on a small island near the southeastern end of the Sawākin archipelago in Sudan's Red Sea State. An enclosed workroom is visible at the base of the structure. The lighthouse emits a white flash every 10 seconds, offering a geographic range of 14.5 nautical miles. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the small island of Masamirit, aiding vessels navigating the potentially hazardous waters of the Sawākin archipelago and the Red Sea.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 26m
- Light Range
- 10NM (18.5 km)
- Geographic Range
- 14.5NM
Location
- City
- Tokar
- Country
- 🇸🇩Sudan
- Region
- Red Sea State
- Sea Region
- Masamirit, a small island near the southeastern end of the Sawākin archipelago
- Latitude
- 18.8294°
- Longitude
- 38.7580°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Digna (Sawakin)(81.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D7295.03
- NGA No.
- 30688
- Wikidata
- Q105135521 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 24m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- metal
Structure: square skeletal tower, painted red; there appears to be an enclosed workroom in the base of the tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Masamirit على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Sudan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.