North Head Lighthouse
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in South Africa
- Also known as: “North Head Lighthouse, Saldanha Bay” and “North Headvuurtoring, Saldanhabaai”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Malgas Island.
Malgas Island
Islet
Photo: Dr Mary Gillham Archive Project, CC BY 2.0.
Malgas Island is a small, 8.3 hectares, uninhabited island lying in the northern part of the entrance to Saldanha Bay, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saldanha.
Saldanha
Photo: Morne, Public domain.
Saldanha, also known as Saldanha Bay, is a town of 28,000 people, on the northern shore of Saldanha Bay, on West Coast of the Western Cape province. Saldanha Bay's location makes it a paradise for the watersport enthusiast.
North Head Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Saldanha Bay Local Municipality, West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.05066° or 33° 3′ 2″ southLongitude
17.91084° or 17° 54′ 39″ eastHeight
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
4FRVWWX6+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1235550718OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q7055577
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In Other Languages
“North Head Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “North Head-vuurtoring, Saldanhabaai”
- Afrikaans: “North Headvuurtoring, Saldanhabaai”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Green Route View Jacobsbaai and West Coast Military Bowls Club.
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