Nosy Alañaña Light

Nosy Alañaña Lighthouse
Nosy Alagnagna

Nosy Alañaña Light, 2006
Location	Toamasina, Madagascar
Coordinates	18°2′55.45″S 49°27′36.15″E / 18.0487361°S 49.4600417°ECoordinates: 18°2′55.45″S 49°27′36.15″E / 18.0487361°S 49.4600417°E
Year first constructed	1932
Construction	concrete tower
Tower shape	octagonal prism tower with gallery and lantern
Markings / pattern	white tower, black lantern and gallery
Height	197 feet (60 m)
Focal height	197 feet (60 m)
Range	23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (3) W 25s.
Admiralty number	D6972
NGA number	112-32460
ARLHS number	MAG-009[1]

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,^[2] 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.

See also

• List of tallest lighthouses in the world

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Madagascar". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
2. Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

• List of Lights, Pub. 112, Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 525.
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Madagascar". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.