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North Head Lighthouse, Saldanha Bay

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Saldanha Bay North Head
Saldanhabaai
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LocationSaldanha, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape
South Africa
Coordinates33°03′02.2″S 17°54′39.1″E / 33.050611°S 17.910861°E / -33.050611; 17.910861
Tower
Constructed1939 (first)
Constructionmasonry tower
Height21 metres (69 ft)[1]
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and small lantern
Markingstower with black and white spiral bands, white lantern
Light
First lit2005 (current)
Focal height32 metres (105 ft)[1]
Lens250 mm catadioptric[2]
Intensity511,000 cd[1][2]
Range23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl (3) W 20s.[2]

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][3][4] 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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Lighthouses of South Africa. Portnet. 1991. p. 16. ISBN 0-620-16367-4.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Williams, Harold A. (1993). Southern lights: lighthouses of Southern Africa. Rivonia: William Waterman publications. p. 124. ISBN 0-9583751-1-9.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Western South Africa". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  4. ^ Saldanha Bay (North Head), Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society
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