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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
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to the steeple of the village church. The year round wind averages are 83% onshore towards 45 degrees north. Since the first half of 2006 it has been listed as historic in the
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Cameroon. In the early days there was a keeper's cottage by the lighthouse, but that has been removed today. Today it is by the
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away. From the rear there is a continuous green light visible on the
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The lighthouse, after it was constructed, with the keeper's cottage.
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Kribi lighthouse


Kribi
Océan
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2°56′22″N 9°54′14″E / 2.939556°N 9.903944°E / 2.939556; 9.903944
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Kribi
southern
Cameroon
Gulf of Guinea
German
Kamerun
Francophone
beach resort
Kribi
Lobe Waterfall
Hotel du Phare
travel industry
Kienké River
Douala
nautical miles

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