Barra Lighthouse (Mozambique)
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File:Barra Lighthouse.jpg | |
Location | Inhambane Province, Mozambique |
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Coordinates | 23°47′30″S 35°32′18″E / 23.79167°S 35.53833°E |
Constructed | 1900 |
Height | 25 metres (82 ft) |
Shape | Round tower |
Markings | White |
Light | |
Range | 29 nautical miles (54 km; 33 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (3) W 10. |
Barra Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol da Ponta da Barra) is a lighthouse in southeastern Mozambique. The lighthouse stands on the Indian Ocean coast, at Barra Beach on the Ponta da Barra peninsula in Inhambane Province, 25 km drive from Inhambane city.[1] The beach is a major Mozambican tourist destination. Snorkeling is popular below the lighthouse at low tide where there is a natural tidal pool.[2] The wreck of the SS Inharrime, an Italian-built cargo ship that ran aground in 1949, lies exposed nearby.[3] The Barra and Tofo area is one of the global hotspots for divers to see whale sharks, sea turtles and manta rays.
References
- ↑ "Google Maps". Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ↑ "Barra at Low Tide". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ↑ "Wrecksite SS Inharrime". Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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