Jamestown Lighthouse

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.[1]

Jamestown Lighthouse
LocationJamestown, Accra, Ghana
Coordinates5°31′59″N 0°12′44″W
Tower height28 metre 
Focal height34 metre 
Range16 nautical mile 
CharacteristicFl(4) W 25s 

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.[2]

See also

References

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


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