Danger Point Lighthouse
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This article is about South Africa. For Australia, see Point Danger Light.
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.
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Location | Van Dyk's Bay Western Cape South Africa |
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Coordinates | 34°37′49.0″S 19°18′08.9″E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1895 |
Construction | masonry tower |
Height | 17 metres (56 ft) |
Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower, red lantern |
Power source | mains electricity |
Light | |
First lit | 1 January 1895 |
Focal height | 45 metres (148 ft) |
Intensity | 1,700,000 cd[1] |
Range | 27 nautical miles (50 km; 31 mi)[2] |
Characteristic | LFl(3) W 40s |
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