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Seal Point, Cape St Francis
South Africa
The lighthouse was commissioned by the Cape Colonial government and designed by Joseph Flack, the Clerk of Works. It was fitted with a second-order Chance Brothers lens and lantern, the lens comprising eight panels with upper and lower refracting prisms, lit with a three-wick Trinity House burner producing 15,000 candlepower. This was increased to 2,750,000 candlepower in 1931 with the installation of a 4kw electric lamp. A 400-Watt metal halide lamp is presently in use.
| Manufacture Date | 1878 |
|---|---|
| Lighthouse Construction | 1878 |
| Country | South Africa |
| Lens Order | 2nd order |
| Lens Type | Revolving |
| Status | publish |
| Light Character | 1Fl 5S |
| Lighthouse Markings | Circular masonry tower painted white, the largest such tower in South Africa. |
| Management Body Ports Authority | Transnet Ports Authority |
| Preserver | Declared a national monument in 1984. |
| Coastal Erosion Vulnerability | |
| Climate Change Impact Observations | No |
| Condition Observations | Excellent |
| Open Status (Site) | Open |
| Open Status (Tower) | Open |
| Coordinates | -34.212675052,24.8361340034 |
| Other | ARLHS SAF-039; Admiralty D6386; NGA 32148. |
| Data Source | http://www.sealpointlighthouse.com mapcarta.com Lighthouses of South Africa, Gerald Hoberman, 2009 |
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