Ziguinchor Region Lighthouse Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ziguinchor Region Lighthouse Lighthouse
Also known as: Casamance
A skeletal steel tower, 21 meters high, stands on a triangular platform supported by piles in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal. It displays red and white horizontal bands and emits a single green flash. The focal height of the light is 14 meters, with a geographic range of 11.6 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated near the nearest port of Ziguinchor, approximately 28.2 kilometers away. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse offers guidance for vessels navigating the Casamance River, a significant route for the transport of agricultural goods and the support of the local fishing industry.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- green
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl.G
- Focal Height
- 14m
- Geographic Range
- 11.6NM
Location
- Country
- 🇸🇳Senegal
- Sea Region
- Ziguinchor Region, Casamance, Senegal
- Latitude
- 12.5685°
- Longitude
- -16.7505°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Ziguinchor(28.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D3038
- NGA No.
- 24476
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 21m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: pylon, actually a skeletal tower, mounted on a triangular platform supported by piles
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Ziguinchor Region Lighthouse على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Senegal، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.