Milnerton Lighthouse

Milnerton Lighthouse[1][2]

Milnerton Lighthouse
Western Cape Cape Town
Location Milnerton[1][2]
Western Cape
South Africa
Coordinates 33°52′54.1″S 18°29′16.1″E / 33.881694°S 18.487806°E / -33.881694; 18.487806
Year first constructed 1960[1][2]
Construction concrete tower [1][2]
Tower shape cylindrical with balcony and small lantern[1][2]
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern roof[1]
Height 21 metres (69 ft)[1][2]
Focal height 38 metres (125 ft)[1]
Intensity 800,000 cd[1][2]
Range 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)[1]
Characteristic Fl (3) W 20s.[2]
Admiralty number D5910
NGA number 113-25976[3]
ARLHS number SAF-017[4]

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]

See also


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 The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 22, 2016
  4. ↑ Milnerton (Table Bay) Light ARLHS SAF-017, Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (2008-05-12)


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