Ulenge lighthouse
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| Place: | Tanga (Tanzania) | |
| Location: | Ulenge Island | |
| Geographical location: | 5 ° 0 '17 " S , 39 ° 9' 59" E | |
| Fire height : | 28 | |
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| Construction time: | around 1894 | |
| Operating time: | until 2008 | |
The Ulenge lighthouse is a former beacon on the northern coast of Tanzania on the offshore island of Ulenge . It was built at the end of the 19th century in what was then German East Africa to make it easier for shipping to enter the nearby port of Tanga . Until 1929 it was Tanga's only lighthouse. It has been out of service since 2008 and is at risk of vandalism and deterioration.
Not far from the lighthouse was a rest home during the German colonial times .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Rudolf Fitzner: German Colonial Handbook. Volume 1, 2nd ext. Ed., Hermann Paetel, Berlin 1901, p. 281.
Web links
- Ulenge lighthouse on a historical postcard
- Photo of the Ulenge lighthouse
- Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Tanzania ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- Lighthouses of Tanzania in Danger
