Swakopmund lighthouse

Swakopmund lighthouse
Lighthouse and today's State House (2004)
Place:	Swakopmund
Location:	Erongo , Namibia
Geographical location:	22 ° 40 '33.8 "  S , 14 ° 31' 26.5"  E Coordinates: 22 ° 40 '33.8 "  S , 14 ° 31' 26.5"  E
Height of tower base:	6  m
Fire carrier height :	28 m
Fire height :	35 m
Identifier :	two white flashes every 10 seconds, 2.3 seconds apart
Scope knows:	17.8186 nm (33 km )
Construction time:	1902
Operating time:	1902-

The Swakopmund lighthouse is a lighthouse in the Namibian coastal town of Swakopmund . It was built in 1902 by the German Schutztruppe with a height of 11 meters and replaced a small beacon at the Swakopmund pier . In 1910 the tower was increased by a further 17 meters to a total of 28 meters.

The beacon installed in 1982 at a height of 35 meters emits two white flashes every 10 seconds at intervals of 2.3 seconds. A double gallery is 28 meters high. The lights can be seen up to a distance of 33 kilometers; originally it was 14 kilometers.

At the foot of the lighthouse there are two houses that used to be a restaurant.

Today the lighthouse is a symbol of Swakopmund. His image was incorporated into the coat of arms of the city of Swakopmund . The tower is owned by the port operating company Namibian Port Authority and was last renovated in 2011.

The decommissioning and replacement with a new lighthouse was approved in early 2019.

Historical recordings

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  Lighthouse and District Office (around 1910)

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  Lighthouse (1902)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} History of Lighthouse in Swakopmund. Namibweb accessed on November 18, 2014
2. ^ Lighthouses of Namibia. University of North Carolina, 2005. Retrieved November 18, 2014
3. ↑ Sand fleas and Wooden huts - Swakopmund 120 years ago. Gondwana Collection, August 10, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2014
4. ↑ NamPort put off. Allgemeine Zeitung, April 15, 2004. Retrieved November 18, 2014
5. ↑ Second lighthouse for Swakop. Allgemeine Zeitung, March 12, 2019.