Rukyira Spit Lighthouse
Fl White 10s🇹🇿TZOperational
Location & Light Range
About Rukyira Spit Lighthouse
This cylindrical fiberglass tower stands 10 meters tall and displays black and white horizontal bands. It is situated on a sandy spit at the entrance to Kilwa Masoko, a small port in Tanzania. The lighthouse emits a white light, flashing once every 10 seconds, visible for 11 nautical miles. Its focal height is 12 meters above sea level. The structure serves as a visual marker for mariners approaching the harbor.
Why it matters: The lighthouse warns vessels of the sandy spit at the harbor entrance, ensuring safe passage into Kilwa Masoko.
Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl White 10s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 12m
- Geographic Range
- 11NM
Location
- Country
- 🇹🇿Tanzania
- Sea Region
- Located on a sandy spit at the entrance to the small port of Kilwa Masoko.
- Latitude
- -8.8981°
- Longitude
- 39.6013°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black and white horizontal bands
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: round fiberglass tower colored with black and white horizontal bands
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Kilwa Masoko(6.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D6658.
Nearby Ports
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