uMhlanga Lighthouse - uMhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben
S 29° 43.654 E 031° 05.301
36J E 315106 N 6709872
The uMhlanga Lighthouse is one of the world’s most iconic lighthouses.
Waymark Code: WM18KV3
Location: Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
Date Posted: 08/19/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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"Here are seven things you might not have known about the uMhlanga Lighthouse:

The uMhlanga lighthouse was completed in 1954.
Construction was completed in four days and 19 hours.
The circular concrete tower, painted white with a red band at the top, stands 21 metres above the beach and has a focal plane height of 25 metres.
The fixed red light enables ships waiting to anchor in the outer anchorage, to monitor its position. If the red light is undetectable, it suggests the ships anchors have probably dragged and is too close to shore.
The lighthouse has never had an official ‘keeper’. The Oyster Box Hotel, which was built in 1869, has been the tower’s custodian.
The construction of the lighthouse cost R23 838.
There are 95 steps to the top of the uMhlanga Lighthouse."

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