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Lighthouse
Jamestown Lighthouse
LocationJamestown, Accra, Ghana
Coordinates5°31′59″N 0°12′44″W / 5.53306°N 0.21222°W / 5.53306; -0.21222
Tower
Constructed1930s Edit this on Wikidata
Height28 m (92 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height34 m (112 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl(4) W 25s Edit this on Wikidata

The Jamestown lighthouse is located in the Jamestown neighbourhood of Accra, Ghana. The 28-metre (92 ft) structure was originally built in the 1930s, replacing an earlier lighthouse that had been built in 1871.

It consists of a stone tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a keeper's house. Both lighthouse and keeper's house are painted with red and white horizontal bands.

See also

References

  1. Briggs, Philip. Ghana (Sixth ed.). Bradt Travel Guides Ltd. p. 147. ISBN 9781841624785.
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Ghana". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 October 2017.


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