Roman Rock Lighthouse

Coordinates: 34°10′52.4″S 18°27′36.4″E / 34.181222°S 18.460111°E / -34.181222; 18.460111
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Roman Rock Lighthouse
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Light
First lit16 September 1861 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height17 metres (56 ft)
Range20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 6s.

Roman Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse in False Bay, near Simon's Town. It is the only lighthouse in South Africa built on a single rock.[1][2]

The light was first exhibited on 16 September 1861.[3]

The light was electrified in 1992 at the request of the South African Navy.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Roman Rock". Lighthouses of South Africa. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Western South Africa". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  3. ISBN 0-9583751-1-9
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  4. ^ "Roman Rock Lighthouse". www.simonstown.org. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14.

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A flight around the Roman Rock Lighthouse just off Simonstown harbour we did while working on a documentary in False Bay.


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