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green point lighthouse    lat.  33° 54’ 04”S.  long.18° 24’ 02”

green point lighthouse lat. 33° 54’ 04”S. long.18° 24’ 02”

by posted on July 20th, 2010 in blog, landscapes, lighthouses, nature, photography, seascapes

Often, and incorrectly, called the Mouille Point lighthouse, Green Point is the oldest operational lighthouse in South Africa. Built by Herman Schutte, a German immigrant, it was first lit on the 12th April 1824. The tower itself is still in use in its original form but the original lights, two fixed white lights, have been […]