Milnerton Lighthouse

Milnerton Lighthouse[1][2]
Location Milnerton[1][2]
Coordinates 33°52′53.47″S 18°29′18.52″E / 33.8815194°S 18.4884778°E / -33.8815194; 18.4884778
Year first lit 1960[1][2]
Construction concrete[1][2]
Tower shape cylindrical[1][2]
Markings / pattern white[1]
Height 21 m[1][2]
Focal height 38 m[1]
Intensity 800 000 cd[1][2]
Range 25 sea miles[1]
Characteristic Gr Fl.(3) W 20s[2]
ARLHS number SAF-017[3]

The Milnerton Lighthouse, commissioned on 1960-03-10, is located on Table Bay shore in Milnerton, South Africa.[2] Its red sector covers Robben Island.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lighthouses of South Africa. Portnet. 1991. p. 6. ISBN 0-620-16367-4.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Williams, Harold A. (1993). Southern lights: lighthouses of Southern Africa. Rivonia: William Waterman publications. p. 130. ISBN 0-9583751-1-9.
  3. ↑ Milnerton (Table Bay) Light ARLHS SAF-017, Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (2008-05-12)

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