Seal Point Lighthouse

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Seal Point Lighthouse

Seal Point Lighthouse
Location: Cape St. Francis, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Coordinates
WGS-84 (GPS)
34°12′45″S, 24°50′10″E
Designation: ARLHS: SAF-039, Admiralty: D6386, NGA: 112-32148
Year first constructed: 1876
Year first lit: 1878
Construction: Masonry
Tower shape: Tower on top of 1 story building
Markings/Pattern: White
Height: 27.75m
Elevation: about 5 m
Current lens: Original 1878 Fresnel
Intensity: 2,750,000 CD
Range: 28 nm
Characteristic: Main Light: White Flash every 5 Seconds
The lighthouse at night
The lighthouse at night
New electric lights seen through the original Fresnel lense
New electric lights seen through the original Fresnel lense

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