Green Point Lighthouse
The Green Point Lighthouse is a provincial heritage site in Clansthal in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. In 1995 it was described in the Government Gazette as an "unusual cast-iron structure, erected in 1905, the oldest lighthouse on the KwaZulu-Natal coast."…| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in South Africa
- Also known as: “Green Point”, “Green Point Light”, “Green Point Lighthouse, KwaZulu-Natal”, and “Green Pointvuurtoring, Clansthal”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scottburgh and Craigieburn.
Scottburgh
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Scottburgh is a coastal city of 11,000 people on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, that is popular with beach-goers and surfers.
Craigieburn
Suburb
Craigieburn is a small town located on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and 53 km south-west of Durban. Craigieburn is situated 4½ km north of Green Point Lighthouse.
Umkomaas
Town
Photo: Noelmcdonogh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Umkomaas, also known by its official name eMkhomazi, is a small coastal town on the subtropical South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa was formed when a harbour was built in 1861 to export sugar. Umkomaas is situated 5 km north of Green Point Lighthouse.
Green Point Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Ethekwini, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
“Green Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Green Point-vuurtoring, Clansthal”
- Afrikaans: “Green Pointvuurtoring, Clansthal”
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