Kribi Lighthouse Explained

Construction:masonry tower
Shape:cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1] [2]
Marking:white tower, red balcony and lantern

Kribi Lighthouse is located in Kribi, in the southern part of Cameroon near the Gulf of Guinea. It is a currently active lighthouse in a tourist destination, even though the historic structure is closed to tourists.

History

The lighthouse was built in 1906 by the German colonialists who had occupied Kamerun (the lighthouse and a church are the legacy of German colonial construction in the town[3]); today it is part of Francophone Cameroon.[4] In the early days there was a keeper's cottage by the lighthouse, but that has been removed today. Today it is by the beach resort of Kribi and just north of the tourist destination[5] Lobe Waterfall.[6] The location of the lighthouse at Kribi matched the town's status as the centre of trade for the southern region, which was notable for rubber and ivory.[7] [8]

Location

The local Hotel du Phare,[9] is termed as the "host hotel" of the lighthouse by the travel industry,[10] at the Kienké River.[11] [12] Douala is a few hours' drive away.[13]

Specifications

The tower is circular and painted white with a red top where the gallery is located. It is 15 metres tall by itself, but 18 metres above sea level. Its three white flashes every 12 seconds are visible up to 14 nautical miles away. From the rear there is a continuous green light visible on the range line[14] to the steeple of the village church.[15] The year round wind averages are 83% onshore towards 45 degrees north.[16] Since the first half of 2006 it has been listed as historic in the World List of Lights.[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Kribi Front Light . Lighthousedigest.com . 2 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120113224530/http://www.lighthousedigest.com/Digest/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=3937 . 13 January 2012 . live.
  2. 23 December 2015.
  3. Web site: British Amateur Radio Teledata Group . BARTG . 20 October 2004 . 2 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331074324/http://www.bartg.org.uk/tj3.asp . 31 March 2012 . live.
  4. Web site: Technical Expert Visit to Mauritania, Cameroon and Republic of the Congo . Dixon, David J. . 7 October 2005 . IOC/GLOSS . 2 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090219143507/http://www.gloss-sealevel.org/publications/documents/technical_mission_october_2005.pdf . 19 February 2009 . live.
  5. Web site: Kribi Travel Information and Travel Guide – Cameroon . Lonely Planet . 27 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722060618/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/cameroon/southern-cameroon/kribi . 22 July 2012 . live.
  6. Book: Cameroon: The Bradt Travel Guide – Ben West . 9781841622484 . 4 May 2012. West . Ben . 2008 . Bradt Travel Guides .
  7. Web site: Basel Mission Image Archive – 12. Kribi with the lighthouse and the trading company buildings . Digitallibrary.usc.edu . 2 May 2012 . https://archive.today/20120709204139/http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/bmpix/controller/view/impa-m42809.html . 9 July 2012 . dead.
  8. Web site: Kribi (Cameroon) – Britannica Online Encyclopedia . Britannica.com . 27 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111127145338/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/323485/Kribi . 27 November 2011 . live.
  9. Web site: Hotel du Phare (Kribi) – Hotel reviews, photos, rates – TripAdvisor . Tripadvisor.in . 27 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110112031543/http://www.tripadvisor.in/Hotel_Review-g482840-d1140184-Reviews-Hotel_du_Phare-Kribi.html . 12 January 2011 . live.
  10. Web site: Hotel du Phare Kribi – Cameroon . Southtravels.com . 2 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419193708/http://www.southtravels.com/africa/cameroon/dupharehotelkribi/index.html . 19 April 2012 . live.
  11. Web site: Juan Miguel Artigas Azas . Introducing the slender krib Pelvicachromis taeniatus by Kurt Zadnik . . Cichlidae.com . 30 June 2001 . 7 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091201194630/http://www.cichlidae.com/article.php?id=155 . 1 December 2009 . live.
  12. Web site: Cameroon – Prime Minister Philemon Yang – Worldfolio – AFA PRESS . Worldfolio . 18 March 2012 . 7 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102154718/http://www.worldfolio.co.uk/region/africa/cameroon/philemon-yang . 2 November 2012 . dead.
  13. Web site: Distance Between Douala and Kribi . Distancefromto.net . 4 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150223144643/http://www.distancefromto.net/between/Douala/Kribi . 23 February 2015 . live.
  14. 2 May 2012.
  15. Web site: Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Kribi Range Rear Light . https://archive.today/20130205075854/http://www.uslighthouseservice.com/Digest/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=5644 . dead . 5 February 2013 . Uslighthouseservice.com . 2 May 2012 .
  16. Web site: Kribi Surf and Wind Quality Comparison (Cameroon – South, Cameroon) . Surf-forecast.com . 2 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130424045051/http://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Kribi/compare_reliability . 24 April 2013 . live.
  17. Web site: Kribi Range Rear Light – ARLHS CAM-007 . Wlol.arlhs.com . 2 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001400/http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/CAM7.html . 4 March 2016 . live.

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