Location Toamasina, Madagascar Characteristic Fl (3) W 25s. Height 60 m Range 42,596 m Year first constructed 1932 | Construction concrete tower Admiralty number D6972 Opened 1932 Focal height 60 m | |
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Tower shape octagonal prism tower with gallery and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, black lantern and gallery Similar Parc Ivoloina, Andafiavaratra Palace, Ambohitsorohitra Palace, Zahamena National Park, Rova of Antananarivo | ||
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, 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.
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