North Head Lighthouse, Saldanha Bay
  Western Cape | |
| Location |
Saldanha Western Cape South Africa |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°03′02.2″S 17°54′39.1″E / 33.050611°S 17.910861°E |
| Year first constructed | 1939 (first) |
| Year first lit | 2005 (current) |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and small lantern |
| Markings / pattern | tower with black and white spiral bands, white lantern |
| Height | 21 metres (69 ft)[1] |
| Focal height | 32 metres (105 ft)[1] |
| Original lens | 250 mm catadioptric[2] |
| Intensity | 511,000 cd[1][2] |
| Range | 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 20s.[2] |
| Admiralty number | D5830 |
| NGA number | 113-25896[3] |
| ARLHS number | SAF-055[4] |
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 December 7, 1939.[1][2] It had a small diaphone fog signal.[2]
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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lighthouses of South Africa. Portnet. 1991. p. 16. ISBN 0-620-16367-4.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 22, 2016
- ↑ Saldanha Bay (North Head), Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society
External links
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