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Cape Agulhas
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The Cape Agulhas lighthouse is situated at the southern most tip of Africa, and celebrated its 150th birthday over three years ago.
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Cape Columbine
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Cape Columbine is approximately 2 and 1/2 hours drive from Cape Town situated on the west coast, about 3 km from the quaint fishing village of Paternoster.
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Cape Hangklip
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Although it is now an unmanned lighthouse, it is set on the picturesque coast about 1 and 1/2 hour drive from Cape Town.
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Cape Hermes
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Situated in Port St Johns, which is a small coastal town and known as the jewel of the Wild coast the Cape Hermes lighthouse was built using granite rocks quarried from nearby.
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Cape Point
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No, this is not the most Southern tip of Africa! A lot of people think it is. The light house you see here was the second light house, built 286 feet below the first which was erected on an iron tower.
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Cape Recife
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Cape Recife is situated at the southern entrance to Algoa Bay and warns mariners about the dangers which abound in the dark waters.
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Cape St Blaize
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Mossel Bay lies on the other side of a protruding cape, or point. In this case it is Cape St Blaize.
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Cape Vidal
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Situated in the Cape Vidal Forestry Reserve several kilometres north of the Umfolosi River on the Natal north coast is the unique Cape St Vidal lighthouse.
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Danger Point
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Situated on the Southern point of Walker Bay, near the village of Gansbaai, Danger Point originally named Ponte de Sao Brandao by Bartholomew Dias on 16 May 1488.
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Dassen Island
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Situated 55km from Cape Town's Table Bay is arguably one of the most isolated and bleakest manned lighthouses, Dassen Island lighthouse.
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Great Fish Point
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The Great Fish Point lighthouse is situated at Great Fish Point near the mouth of the Great Fish River a mere 25 km from the coastal holiday resort of Port Alfred.
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Green Point [CT]
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Green Point lighthouse was the first solidly constructed built on the South African coast, built on the north west point of the promontory bounding Table Bay, which was built by Herman Scutte who commenced work in 1920.
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Hood Point
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Hood Point lighthouse is situated on the outskirts of East London on the east coast of South Africa.
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Milnerton
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This lighthouse is situated in the suburb of Milnerton on the West Coast on the way to Cape Columbine.
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Port Shepstone
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The lighthouse is situated at the mouth of the Umzimkulu River on the Natal South Coast. The town was named after a well known statesman in native affairs, Sir Theophilus Shepstone.
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Robben Island
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Robben Island is a tiny island which lies 9 km to the North of the City of Cape Town.
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Roman Rock
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Probably one of the most interesting lighthouses in Southern Africa is Roman Rock, which is situated in False Bay at the entrance to the historical naval harbour of Simons Town.
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Seal Point
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Seal Point lighthouse is situated approximately 30 km from Humansdorp and 100 km from port Elizabeth and is home to the tallest masonry building, standing 27.75 meters high.
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Slangkop
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Slangkop is the tallest cast-iron tower on the South African coast.
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St Lucia
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The St Lucia Lighthouse is situated on a densely wooded sand dune, rising to a point of 113m above the sea on the northern side of the Umfolozi River in Kwazulu-Natal.
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Swakopmund
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Situated in the oasis on the edge of the desert stands Swakopmund lighthouse in the Town of Swakopmund in Namibia.
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The Hill
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The Hill lighthouse is situated in the Donkin reserve almost in the city centre of Port Elizabeth and it was lit for the first time on 1st June 1861.
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Umhlanga Rocks
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The lighthouse on Umhlangas beach was completed in 1954 and has been the subject of numerous paintings and memorabilia.
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