North Head Lighthouse

#190 among destinations in South Africa

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Facts and practical information

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. It had a small diaphone fog signal. ()

Local name: North Head-vuurtoring, SaldanhabaaiCoordinates: 33°3'3"S, 17°54'39"E

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Western CapeSouth Africa

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North Head Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hoedjiespunt, Malgas Island.

3.2 miNE
Archaeological site
Hoedjiespunt, Saldanha
82 min walk • Hoedjiespunt is a Middle Pleistocene aged hominid fossil-bearing site on the West coast of South Africa, near the town of Saldanha Bay.
0.9 miE
National park
Malgas Island
22 min walk • 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. It lies about 800 metres from the mainland in the Benguela upwelling system.

North Head Lighthouse

Facts and practical information

North Head Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Hoedjiespunt, Saldanha

Malgas Island