Ngqura Harbour Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ngqura Harbour Range Front Lighthouse
This skeletal steel tower, built in 2009, stands 51 meters tall and serves as the front range light for Ngqura Harbour. It features red and white horizontal bands and a slatted orange daymark with a white vertical stripe. The light emits a single white occultation every 3 seconds, visible for 21.4 nautical miles. The structure's focal height is 70 meters. It is located 0.8 kilometers from the nearest port, Coega.
Why it matters: This light is essential for vessels using Ngqura Harbour, a major deep-water port in South Africa, by acting as the front of a two-light range that aids precise alignment for navigation.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Oc W 3s
- Focal Height
- 70m
- Geographic Range
- 21.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2009
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Coega(0.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D6410.5
- NGA No.
- 32106.2
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 51m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands and carrying a slatted daymark colored orange with a white vertical stripe
- Material
- steel
Structure: triangular skeletal tower painted with red and white horizontal bands and carrying a slatted daymark colored orange with a white vertical stripe
Location
- Country
- 🇿🇦South Africa
- Region
- Eastern Cape
- Sea Region
- Ngqura Harbour, South Africa, marking the approach range on the west side of the harbor
- Latitude
- -33.8058°
- Longitude
- 25.6778°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Ngqura Harbour Range Front على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب South Africa، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.