Island View Channel Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Island View Channel Range Rear Lighthouse
This square skeletal tower, standing 24 meters tall, is painted red with a white horizontal band. It emits a white flash every 10 seconds from a focal height of 25 meters, with a geographic range of 14.3 nautical miles. Located in the KwaZulu-Natal region, it serves as the rear light in the Island View Channel range system, positioned 84 meters southwest of the front light. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed to the public.
Why it matters: This rear range light is indispensable for vessels navigating the Island View Channel, providing the precise alignment needed to avoid hazards and maintain safe passage through a potentially congested area.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 25m
- Geographic Range
- 14.3NM
Location
- City
- Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality
- Country
- 🇿🇦South Africa
- Region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Sea Region
- Island View Channel, South Africa, serving as the rear light in a range system, located 84 m southwest of the front light.
- Latitude
- -31.0570°
- Longitude
- 30.2259°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Durban(83.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D6475.1
- NGA No.
- 31996
- ARLHS No.
- SAF-011
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 24m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- red with a white horizontal band
Structure: square skeletal tower, painted black and carrying a yellow triangular daymark, point down
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Island View Channel Range Rear على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب South Africa، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.