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Oyster Bay Rear Range Lighthouse

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Construction
  
stone tower

Height
  
26 m

Focal height
  
37 metres (121 ft)

NGA number
  
31440

Oyster Bay Rear Range Lighthouse

Location
  
Oyster Bay Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Tower shape
  
square prism tower attached to a building

Markings / pattern
  
white tower with a red vertical stripe on the range line, red lantern

Range
  
17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)

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.

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.

References

Oyster Bay Rear Range Lighthouse Wikipedia