Cape Columbine Lighthouse
Fl W 15s🇿🇦Western South Africa, ZAOperational
Location & Light Range
About Cape Columbine Lighthouse
This lighthouse, operational since 1936, stands on Castle Rock at Cape Columbine. The square concrete tower measures 15 meters in height. Its light is situated 80 meters above sea level, providing a geographic range of 30 nautical miles. The structure is painted white and emits a white flashing light. The lighthouse was opened by the builder's wife at sunset on October 1, 1936.
Why it matters: The cape was named after the ship Columbine, which sank there in 1829.
Background
The Cape Columbine Lighthouse is a South African lighthouse on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Columbine, about 3 km from Paternoster on the West Coast.
The 15-metre-high (49 ft) tower is made of wood. It was built in 1936 on a piece of higher ground called Castle Rock, which places the light 80 metres (260 ft) above sea level. The tower was designed and built by H. C. Cooper. It was opened by his wife at sunset on October 1, 1936.
Cape Columbine was named after the ship Columbine that sank there in 1829.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl W 15s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl
- Focal Height
- 80m
- Geographic Range
- 30NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1936
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- D5810
- NGA No.
- D 5810
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q13035114 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: White square concrete tower; 50. Sounded on request to Port Control Saldanha or Port
Location
- City
- Western South Africa
- Country
- 🇿🇦ZA
- Latitude
- -32.8277°
- Longitude
- 17.8557°
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