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The Lizard Lighthouse (Cornish: Golowji Lysardh) is a lighthouse at Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, built to guide vessels passing through the English Channel. It was often the welcoming beacon to persons returning to England, where on a clear night, the reflected light could be seen 100 mi (160 km) away. [2] [3]
The Lizard Lighthouse is situated at Lizard Point. Immediately below the lighthouse, situated in what used to be a hotel, is the YHA Lizard Youth Hostel. Lizard Point is situated within Caerthillian to Kennack SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest), noted for its biological and geological interest. [3] Polpeor Cove is a small cove to the ...
Lighthouses of South Africa. Portnet. 1991. ISBN 0-620-16367-4. "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. 4 September 1991. ISBN 9780958407175. Williams, Harold A. (1993). Southern lights: lighthouses of Southern ...
Lizard Lighthouse: Lizard Point 49°57′37″N 5°12′7″W: Cornwall: 1751 19 m (62 ft) ... Start Point Lighthouse: Start Point 50°13′21″N 3°38′32″W [65 ...
By 10 pm, Suevic was encountering a strong south-westerly winds and severely reduced visibility due to showers of drizzling rain, the ship's officers were not able to fix their position using stellar navigation, so they intended to use instead the Lizard lighthouse on Lizard Point, Cornwall (known simply as "The Lizard"). At 10:15 pm the ...
The Green Point Lighthouse at Sunset. The Green Point Lighthouse, Cape Town is an operational lighthouse on the South African coast. [1] First lit on 12 April 1824, it is located on Mouille Point. [2] [3] [4] The lighthouse was the first solid lighthouse structure on the South African coast and the oldest operational lighthouse in South Africa. [5]
Pages in category "Lighthouses in South Africa" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... Green Point Lighthouse, KwaZulu-Natal; H. Hood Point ...
The Columbine Nature Reserve surrounds Cape Columbine Lighthouse. On the southern side of the lighthouse is Tieties Bay (Afrikaans: Tietiesbaai). 5 km away is the fishing village of Paternoster. The coastline is well known for its sea life, especially for crawfish and abalone. Langebaan Lagoon, the West Coast National Park and a Fossil Park.