North Head Lighthouse, Saldanha Bay
The first North Head Lighthouse on the northern side of the Saldanha Bay entrance, in South Africa, was a 300mm AGA acetylene gas lantern mounted on a square concrete pillar, installed on 1939-07-12.[1][2] It had a small diaphone fog signal.[2]
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| Coordinates | 33°03′00″S 17°54′42″E / 33.05000°S 17.91167°E |
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| Year first lit | 1969[1] |
| Construction | aluminium[1] |
| Markings / pattern | black and yellow daymark[1] |
| Height | 21 m[1] |
| Focal height | 33 m[1] |
| Original lens | 250 mm catadioptric[2] |
| Intensity | 511 000 cd[1][2] |
| Range | 23 sea miles[1] |
| Characteristic | Gr Fl.(3) W 20s[2] |
| ARLHS number | SAF-055[3] |
A new aluminium tower came into operation on 1969-12-02,[2] about 100 metres from the previous lighthouse.[1] The fully automatic revolving electric optic is powered by triple mutual diesel/alternator sets.[1] The lighthouse is monitored at Cape Columbine.[1]
See also
- List of lighthouses in South Africa
- Almost identical South Head Lighthouse, Saldanha Bay
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 Lighthouses of South Africa. Portnet. 1991. p. 16. ISBN 0-620-16367-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Williams, Harold A. (1993). Southern lights: lighthouses of Southern Africa. Rivonia: William Waterman publications. p. 124. ISBN 0-9583751-1-9.
- ↑ Saldanha Bay (North Head), Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society