Slangkop Lighthouse

Slangkop Lighthouse
*Slangkoppunt*
	Slangkop Lighthouse
	Western Cape
Location	Kommetjie; Western Cape; South Africa
Coordinates	34°08′55.0″S 18°19′10.0″E / 34.148611°S 18.319444°ECoordinates: 34°08′55.0″S 18°19′10.0″E / 34.148611°S 18.319444°E
Year first constructed	1919
Construction	Iron Tower
Tower shape	round tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern	white tower and lantern
Height	33 metres (108 ft)
Focal height	40 metres (130 ft)
Intensity	5 000 000 CD
Range	33 miles (53 km)
Characteristic	Fl (4) W 30s.
Admiralty number	D6110
NGA number	113-26064
ARLHS number	SAF-026

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

History

The lighthouse was supposed to be built by 1914. A brass made sign was already prepared for the opening. The construction of the lighthouse was delayed because of the start of World War I. It was finally completed in 1918. However, the lighthouse was in use before 1918. HMS Himalaya noted the lighthouse was in use in the ship log on 19 July 1917. The lighthouse officially opened in 4 March 1919. It is a white circular tower made of iron. The height of the lighthouse is 33 metres.^[4]^[5]

Gallery

Slangkop Lighthouse

Slangkop Lighthouse Media

Beautiful sight of Kommetjie's Slangkop lighthouse from Cobra Camp, location of an abandoned World War II radar station.

Related pages

References

↑ "Untitled Document". South African Lighthouses. 1919-03-04. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
↑ "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.
↑ Slangkop Point Archived 2018-03-15 at the Wayback Machine The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 22, 2016
↑ Viljoen, Joe (2 January 2009). "Lighthouses of South Africa: Slangkop Lighthouse".
↑ Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.

Other websites

Media related to Slangkop Lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons
Video taken from Slangkop Lighthouse on YouTube

[South_African_Lighthouses_1919-1] "Untitled Document". South African Lighthouses. 1919-03-04. Retrieved 2019-01-14.

[SANavy-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] Slangkop Point Archived 2018-03-15 at the Wayback Machine The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 22, 2016

[4] Viljoen, Joe (2 January 2009). "Lighthouses of South Africa: Slangkop Lighthouse".

[Dict01-5] Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.

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