Toamasina Province, Madagascar
Nosy Alañaña Light
Toamasina Province, Madagascar
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Nosy Alañaña Light, also known as Île aux Prunes Light, is an active concrete lighthouse built in 1933 on a small island about 16 kilometres north-northeast of Toamasina in Madagascar's Toamasina Province. Standing 197 feet (60 metres) tall, it ranks as the twenty-fourth tallest traditional lighthouse in the world and the tallest in Africa. Located on Île aux Prunes (Isle of Prunes), the lighthouse sits on an island accessible by boat; while the site remains open, the tower itself is closed to public access.
- Built
- Type
- lighthouse
- Materials
- concrete
- Place
- Toamasina Province, Madagascar
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