List of lighthouses in Namibia
Map with all coordinates: This is a list of the lighthouses in Namibia . The lighthouses are operated by the Namibian Ports Authority .
Lighthouses
| Surname | Location, region | Waterfront | position | Construction year | Tower height | Fire height | scope | image |
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| Diaz top lighthouse | Diaz Point , ǁKaras | Lüderitz Bay | 26 ° 38 ′ 8.6 ″ S , 15 ° 5 ′ 31.5 ″ E | 1910 | 35 m | 52 m | 22 nm |
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| New lighthouse Diaz-Spitze | Diaz Point, ǁKaras | Lüderitz Bay | 26 ° 37 '58.2 " S , 15 ° 5' 32.3" E | under construction |
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| Pelican Point lighthouse | Pelican Point , Erongo | Walvis Bay | 22 ° 53 '30.8 " S , 14 ° 26' 7.5" E | 1898/1915/1938 | 34 m | 34 m | 26 nm |
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| Shark Island lighthouse | Shark Island , ǁKaras | Luderitz | 26 ° 38 ′ 8.6 ″ S , 15 ° 9 ′ 9 ″ E | 1910 | 12 m | 31 |
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| Shark Island new lighthouse | Shark Island, ǁKaras | Luderitz | 26 ° 38 '7.6 " S , 15 ° 9" 9.2 " E | 15 m | 34 | 8 sm | ||
| Swakopmund lighthouse | Erongo | Swakopmund | 22 ° 40 ′ 33.8 " S , 14 ° 31 ′ 26.5" E | 1902/1910 | 28 m | 34 m | 16 nm |
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See also
literature
- Gerald Hobermann: Lighthouses of South Africa , Hoberman Collection, Cape Town 2009, ISBN 978-1919939513 .
- Harold A. Williams: Southern Lights: Lighthouses of Southern Africa , William Waterman Publications, 1993, ISBN 9780958375115 .
- Portnet (Ed.): Lighthouses of Southern Africa , Roche Products, South Africa 1992, ISBN 9780958375115 .
Web links
Commons : Lighthouses in Namibia - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Namibian Ports Authority (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Dias Point Lighthouse. Leuchtturm-web.de. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ Pelican Point Lighthouse. Leuchtturm-web.de. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d e Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Namibia ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ↑ Swakopmund Lighthouse. Leuchtturm-web.de. Retrieved February 20, 2018.