Nosy Alañaña Light

Nosy Alañaña Light

Nosy Alañaña Light, 2006
Location	Toamasina, Madagascar
Coordinates	18°2′55.45″S 49°27′36.15″E / 18.0487361°S 49.4600417°E / -18.0487361; 49.4600417Coordinates: 18°2′55.45″S 49°27′36.15″E / 18.0487361°S 49.4600417°E / -18.0487361; 49.4600417
Year first constructed	1932
Construction	concrete
Tower shape	octagonal, gallery, lantern
Markings / pattern	white, blacl lantern and gallery
Height	197 feet (60 m)
Focal height	197 feet (60 m)
Range	23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)
Characteristic	three white flashes, separated by 5s, every 25s
Admiralty number	D6972
NGA number	112-32460
ARLHS number	MAG-009

Nosy Alañaña Light, also known as Île aux Prunes Light (French: Phare de l'Île aux Prunes), is an active lighthouse in Île aux Prunes, Toamasina Province, Madagascar. At a height of 197 feet (60 m) it is the twenty-fourth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world,^[1] as well as the tallest in Africa. It is located on Île aux Prunes (Isle of Prunes, Malagasy: Nosy Alañaña), a tiny island about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-northeast of Toamasina.

The island is accessible by boat, and the site is open, but the tower is closed to the public.

See also

• List of tallest lighthouses in the world

References

1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/tallest.htm. 

• (PDF) List of Lights, Pub. 112, Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea. List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 525. http://msi.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/NIMA_LOL/Pub112/Pub112bk.pdf. 
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Madagascar". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/mdg.htm.