Umhlanga Rocks Lighthouse
Fl (3) W 20s🇿🇦Eastern South Africa, ZAOperational
Location & Light Range
About Umhlanga Rocks Lighthouse
This lighthouse features a white, round concrete tower topped with red. Completed in 1954, the structure stands 21 meters tall with a focal height of 24 meters. It emits a flashing white light with a geographic range of 24 nautical miles. Additionally, a fixed red light is visible between 010 and 030 degrees. The tower is unmanned and actively operational.
Why it matters: The fixed red light assists vessels approaching Durban Harbor by indicating proximity to the shore.
Background
The uMhlanga Rocks Lighthouse was completed in 1954 and stands on the beach in uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal. It is unmanned and active. The round concrete tower is white below and red above. The lighthouse is 21 m high and has a focal plane of 25 m above the high water mark.
The tower has a 600,000 CD electric light, which is mounted on a rotating system and can be seen 24 nautical miles away, as well as a fixed red light. The red light enables ships outside Durban Harbor to monitor their position. If the red light can be seen, the ship is too close to shore.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl (3) W 20s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- Fl
- Focal Height
- 24m
- Geographic Range
- 24NM
Location
- City
- Eastern South Africa
- Country
- 🇿🇦ZA
- Latitude
- -29.7286°
- Longitude
- 31.0881°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 21m
- Tower Shape
- round
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: White round concrete tower, red top; 69. F.R. 10 Visible 010°-030°
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- D6480
- NGA No.
- D 6480
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q13036249 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
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