Seal Point Lighthouse

Seal Point Lighthouse
*Cape St. Francis*
	Seal Point Lighthouse
Location	Cape St. Francis; Eastern Cape; South Africa
Coordinates	34°12′44.6″S 24°50′10.4″E / 34.212389°S 24.836222°E
Tower
Constructed	1878
Construction	brick tower
Height	27.75 metres (91.0 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from one-story keeper's house
Markings	white tower and lantern
Power source	mains electricity
Fog signal	Horn Mo(C) 30s
Light
First lit	4 July 1878
Focal height	36 metres (118 ft)
Lens	Fresnel
Light source	mains power
Intensity	2,750,000 cd
Range	28 nautical miles (52 km)
Characteristic	Fl W 5s.

Seal Point is a lighthouse on Cape St. Francis in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The lighthouse is operational and houses a museum. Public access to the top of the tower is allowed in the company of a guide.

Construction on the lighthouse started in November 1875 and it became operational on 4 July 1878.^[5] Total construction cost was £20,000.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Lighthouse Tours". Retrieved 23 October 2008.
^ ^a ^b Sellick, W.S.J. (1904). Uitenhage, past and present : souvenir of the Centenary, 1804-1904. p. 125.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Section 1 - List of Lights and Radio Signals". List of Lights, Fog Signals, Radio Navigational Aids and Radio Services (2008 ed.). South African Navy, Hydrographic Office. p. 20. ISBN 9780958407175.
^ Cape St. Francis (Seal Point) The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 22, 2016
^ Theal, George McCall (1919). History of South Africa, from 1873 to 1884, twelve eventful years, with continuation of the history of Galekaland, Tembuland, Pondoland, and Bethshuanaland until the annexation of those territories to the Cape Colony, and of Zululand until its annexation to Natal. London: Allen. Retrieved 24 November 2009.

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[Ajabus-Lighthouse-1] "Lighthouse Tours". Retrieved 23 October 2008.

[sellick-125-2] Sellick, W.S.J. (1904). Uitenhage, past and present : souvenir of the Centenary, 1804-1904. p. 125.

[SANHO-1-20-3] "Section 1 - List of Lights and Radio Signals". List of Lights, Fog Signals, Radio Navigational Aids and Radio Services (2008 ed.). South African Navy, Hydrographic Office. p. 20. ISBN 9780958407175.

[4] Cape St. Francis (Seal Point) The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 22, 2016

[5] Theal, George McCall (1919). History of South Africa, from 1873 to 1884, twelve eventful years, with continuation of the history of Galekaland, Tembuland, Pondoland, and Bethshuanaland until the annexation of those territories to the Cape Colony, and of Zululand until its annexation to Natal. London: Allen. Retrieved 24 November 2009.

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