Macuti Light, Mozambique

Built in 1904, the Macuti lighthouse at Beira is the only Mozambique lighthouse located conveniently close to a major town. For most of its career, the lighthouse has been painted with black and white horizontal bands, as seen on the postcard image at right. The postcard on the left is interesting because it proves that the lighthouse was painted all white for a time in the late 1930s. Quite recently the color pattern has been changed to red and white bands. The 28 meter (92 ft) tower is on the beach road just north of Beira, the principal port of central Mozambique.


postcard from the collection of Michel Forand


postcard from the collection of Michel Forand

 

Posted June 2005. Images in this section are believed to be in the public domain. The Lighthouse Directory site is copyright 2005 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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