Ponta Onlugune Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ponta Onlugune Lighthouse
Also known as: Ponta Onlugune (Onlungune)
A square concrete skeletal tower stands 12 meters tall, its focal height reaching 14 meters. The structure is painted with black and white horizontal bands. This lighthouse is located on a remote headland approximately 32 kilometers south of Cabo Melamo, near Mossuril in Mozambique's Nampula Province. Its white light emits three flashes every 13.5 seconds, providing a geographic range of 11.6 nautical miles. The nearest port, Nacala, is 14.7 kilometers away.
Why it matters: The lighthouse's distinctive flashing pattern and black and white bands serve as a key visual and navigational aid for vessels approaching the remote headland south of Cabo Melamo.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 13.5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 13.5s
- Focal Height
- 14m
- Geographic Range
- 11.6NM
Location
- City
- Mossuril
- Country
- 🇲🇿Mozambique
- Region
- Nampula Province
- Sea Region
- remote headland about 32 km south of Cabo Melamo
- Latitude
- -14.6792°
- Longitude
- 40.8356°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- with black and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square concrete skeletal tower painted with black and white horizontal bands
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Nacala(14.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D6610
- NGA No.
- 31640
- ARLHS No.
- MOZ-005
Nearby Ports
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