Oyster Bay Rear Range Lighthouse

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Oyster Bay Rear Range Lighthouse
Oyster Bay Rear Range Lighthouse
Location Oyster Bay
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
Coordinates 6°47′02.0″S39°17′2.5″E / 6.783889°S 39.284028°E / -6.783889; 39.284028
Tower
Constructionstone tower
Height26 metres (85 ft)
Shapesquare tower attached to a building
Markingswhite tower with a red vertical stripe on the range line, red lantern
Operator Tanzania Ports Authority
Light
Focal height37 metres (121 ft)
Range17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) [1]
Characteristic Fl W 7.5s.

The Oyster Bay Rear Range Lighthouse is located on the coast of Dar es salaam, Tanzania in Oyster Bay. The lighthouse works in conjunction with the Oyster Bay Range Front Lighthouse to warn ships away from the cliffs at the Msasani peninsula. [2] [3] [4]

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The tower is a red square stone tower with one red white strip on the range line. The lighthouse has a small red roofed building adjacent to the tower.

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