Danger Point Lighthouse

Danger Point Lighthouse
Map
LocationVan Dyk's Bay
Western Cape
South Africa
Coordinates34°37′49.0″S 19°18′08.9″E / 34.630278°S 19.302472°E / -34.630278; 19.302472
Tower
Constructed1895
Constructionmasonry tower
Height17 metres (56 ft)
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, red lantern
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1 January 1895 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height45 metres (148 ft)
Intensity1,700,000 cd[1]
Range27 nautical miles (50 km; 31 mi)[2]
CharacteristicLFl(3) W 40s Edit this on Wikidata

Danger Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the southern point of Walker Bay, near Gansbaai, in South Africa.[3] It is a white octagonal masonry tower that has been in use since 1895.

  1. ^ Lighthouses of South Africa. Portnet. 1991. p. 25.
  2. ^ Danger Point Lighthouse leuchtturm
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Western South Africa". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-21.