North Head Lighthouse, Saldanha Bay

Saldanha Bay North Head
Saldanhabaai

Location	Saldanha, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape South Africa
Coordinates	33°03′02.2″S 17°54′39.1″E
Tower
Constructed	1939 (first)
Construction	masonry tower
Height	21 metres (69 ft)[1]
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and small lantern
Markings	tower with black and white spiral bands, white lantern
Light
First lit	2005 (current)
Focal height	32 metres (105 ft)[1]
Lens	250 mm catadioptric[2]
Intensity	511,000 cd[1][2]
Range	23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)[1]
Characteristic	Fl (3) W 20s.[2]

The first North Head Lighthouse on the northern side of the Saldanha Bay entrance, in South Africa, was a 300mm AGA acetylene gas lantern mounted on a square concrete pillar, installed on December 7, 1939.^[1][2][3][4] It had a small diaphone fog signal.^[2]

A new aluminium tower came into operation on 1969-12-02,^[2] about 100 metres from the previous lighthouse.^[1] The fully automatic revolving electric optic is powered by triple mutual diesel/alternator sets.^[1] The lighthouse is monitored at Cape Columbine.^[1]

See also

• List of lighthouses in South Africa
• Almost identical South Head Lighthouse, Saldanha Bay

References

1. Lighthouses of South Africa. Portnet. 1991. p. 16. ISBN 0-620-16367-4.
2. Williams, Harold A. (1993). Southern lights: lighthouses of Southern Africa. Rivonia: William Waterman publications. p. 124. ISBN 0-9583751-1-9.
3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Western South Africa". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
4. Saldanha Bay (North Head), Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society

External links

• Picture of Saldanha Bay North Head