Cape Point Lighthouse
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 Cape Point
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| Location: | Western Cape , South Africa | |
| Geographical location: | 34 ° 21 '25 " S , 18 ° 29' 48.8" E | |
| Fire carrier height : | 9 m | |
| Fire height : | 87 m (sea fire) 77 m (warning fire) |
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| Identifier : | Fl (2 + 1) W.30s (sea fire) FR (warning fire) |
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| Scope knows: | 32 nm (59.3 km ) | |
| Scope red: | 15 nm (27.8 km ) | |
| Construction time: | 1914-1919 | |
| Operating time: | since 1919 | |
| International ordinal number: | D 6120 | |
Cape Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse ( English Lighthouse ) on Cape Point in South Africa . For shipping, it marks the southernmost point of the Cape Peninsula when circumnavigating the Cape of Good Hope .
First lighthouse
The first beacon was an eight meter high cast iron tower. It was prefabricated in England and erected on Cape Maclear, the highest point on the Cape Peninsula, and put into operation on May 1, 1860. However, at a fire height of 249 meters, its light was often obscured by low clouds. After the Lusitania shipwreck, the decision was made to move to a new location below the previous height of the cliff. The beacon was extinguished when the new lighthouse went into operation. The tower has been preserved as a sight .
New lighthouse
The new nine meter high lighthouse was built from stones on the cliff end of Cape Point in a five-year construction period . It was put into operation in 1919. As identifier , a group of three white flashes with a return of 30 seconds (Fl (2 + 1) W.30s) and are warning fire with a fixed red light (FR) is shown. With a nominal range of 32 nautical miles , Cape Point Lighthouse is one of the strongest lighthouses on the African continent.
See also
Web links
- Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Western South Africa ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- Cape Point. Retrieved May 16, 2019 .