Slangkop Lighthouse

Slangkop Lighthouse
Slangkop Lighthouse
Coordinates 34°08′54.59″S 18°19′11.89″E / 34.1484972°S 18.3199694°E
Year first lit 1919
Construction Steel
Tower shape Tower
Height 33m
Focal height 41m
Intensity 5 000 000 CD[1]
Range 33 miles (53 km)
Admiralty number D6110[2]

Slangkop Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the town of Kommetjie, near Cape Town, South Africa.

Construction was due to be completed in 1914 and a brass sign was commissioned for this date, but due to the First World War the lighthouse wasn't completed until 1919, although definitely in use before that date, e.g. noted in the log of HMS Himalaya on 19th July 1917.[3]

The lighthouse is a tourist attraction for those visiting the area.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lighthouses.co.za/lighthouses/Tower.asp?TN=Slangkop
  2. ↑ "Section 1 - List of Lights and Radio Signals". List of Lights, Fog Signals, Radio Navigational Aids and Radio Services (2008 ed.). South African Navy, Hydrographic Office. p. 17. ISBN 9780958407175.
  3. ↑ http://lighthouses-of-sa.blogspot.com/2009/01/slangkop-lighthouse.html

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