Ra's Serani Range (Ras Serani Range)
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Date of lens manufacture
1902
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Date of lighthouse construction
Date unknown (station established 1902).
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Country
Kenya
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Commissioning body
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Order of lens
4th order
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Fixed or revolving lens
Revolving
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Active/Inactive
Active
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Describe the character of light
quick-flashing white light.
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
12 m (39 ft) round white metal tower.
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
There are two lights: Active and Inactive.
Ra's Serani Range Beacon Date unknown (station established 1902). Inactive as a light but maintained as a range daybeacon. Approx. 5 m (17 ft) rectagonal cylindrical stone tower, painted white with two black horizontal bands. The light was shown from a bracket on the seaward side of the tower. This is the approach range for Mombasa. Located at the edge of the seaside cliff southeast of the modern front light. Site open, tower closed.
Ra's Serani Range Front Date unknown (station established 1902). Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); quick-flashing white light. 12 m (39 ft) round white metal tower. The front light was on the obelisk and the rear light on the round cast iron tower. When the taller rear light (next entry) was built, the former rear tower became the front light of the range. The range guides ships into Mombasa from the Indian Ocean. The Kenya Ports Authority operates a signal station a few feet to the south. Located on Ra's Serani, at the foot of Lighthouse Road (Magaret Avenue) in Mombasa (the street is aligned with the range line). Site open, tower closed. ARLHS KEN-005; Admiralty D6772; NGA 31208.
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Current management body/ ports authority
Kenya Ports Authority
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
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Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
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Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
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Is the site open/closed to the public
Open
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Is the tower open/closed to the public
Closed
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Latitude and Longitude
-4,0716195 39,6807
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
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Other details
ARLHS KEN-005; Admiralty D6772; NGA 31208.
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
Chance Lighthouses (1856-1917) (61 years): Ra's Serani Range Beacon (Inactive) or Ra's Serani Range Front (Active)