Chale Island Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Chale Island Lighthouse
A square pyramidal skeletal tower, 25 meters tall, stands on the southern tip of Chale Island. It is painted with red and white horizontal bands and exhibits a white light with two flashes every 20 seconds. The tower's focal height reaches 30 meters, providing a geographic range of 15.3 nautical miles. Constructed of metal, the lighthouse's site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed. It is located on an island that shelters the harbor of the fishing port of Gazi.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for safe navigation around Chale Island, specifically guiding vessels approaching or departing the sheltered harbor of Gazi. It warns mariners of the island's southern extremity in these busy coastal waters.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 20s
- Focal Height
- 30m
- Geographic Range
- 15.3NM
Location
- Country
- 🇰🇪Kenya
- Region
- Kwale
- Sea Region
- Located on the southern tip of Chale Island, which shelters the harbor of the fishing port of Gazi. The island is also home to a beach resort.
- Latitude
- -4.4428°
- Longitude
- 39.5362°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Kilindi(23.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D6770
- NGA No.
- 31268
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 25m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- metal
Structure: square pyramidal skeletal tower painted with red and white horizontal bands
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Chale Island Deniz Feneri'ni canlı deniz haritasında bulun
Kenya yakınlarında sefer planlayın, yakındaki gemileri gerçek zamanlı görün ve uygulamada 14.900'den fazla seyir yardımcısını keşfedin.