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Coordinates: 34°12′44.6″S 24°50′10.4″E / 34.212389°S 24.836222°E / -34.212389; 24.836222
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Revision as of 18:28, 14 March 2017

Seal Point Lighthouse
Cape St. Francis
Seal Point Lighthouse
Map
LocationCape St. Francis
Eastern Cape
South Africa
Coordinates34°12′44.6″S 24°50′10.4″E / 34.212389°S 24.836222°E / -34.212389; 24.836222
Tower
Constructed1878[1]
Constructionbrick tower
Height27.75 metres (91.0 ft)[1][2]
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from one-story keeper's house
Markingswhite tower and lantern
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHorn Mo(C) 30s[3]
Light
First lit4 July 1878 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height36 metres (118 ft)
LensFresnel
Light sourcemains power
Intensity2,750,000 cd[3][1]
Range28 nautical miles (52 km)[3][1]
CharacteristicFl W 5s.[1]

Seal Point is a lighthouse on Cape St. Francis in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The lighthouse is operational, which also houses a museum. Public access to the top of the tower is allowed in the company of a guide.

Construction on the lighthouse started in November 1875 and it became operational on 4 July 1878.[5] Total construction cost was £20 000.[2]

See also


References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Lighthouse Tours". Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  2. ^ a b Sellick, W.S.J. (1904). Uitenhage, past and present : souvenir of the Centenary, 1804-1904. p. 125.
  3. ^ a b c d "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. 20. ISBN 9780958407175.
  4. ^ Cape St. Francis (Seal Point) The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 22, 2016
  5. ^ Theal, George McCall (1919). History of South Africa, from 1873 to 1884, twelve eventful years, with continuation of the history of Galekaland, Tembuland, Pondoland, and Bethshuanaland until the annexation of those territories to the Cape Colony, and of Zululand until its annexation to Natal. London: Allen. Retrieved 24 November 2009.


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