Cape Columbine is well known for its lighthouse, the last staffed lighthouse built on the South African coast
The Cape Columbine Lighthouse was commissioned on October 1, 1936. Both the headland and lighthouse derive their name from the
barque
A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts having the fore- and mainmasts rigged square and only the mizzen (the aftmost mast) rigged fore and aft. Sometimes, the mizzen is only partly fore-and-aft rigged, b ...
Columbine, that was wrecked 1.5 km North of the lighthouse on March 31, 182
South African lighthouse firsts
* First to receive three navigational aids: light, a fog signal and a radio beacon.
* First lens system designed for use with a 4 kW
incandescent light bulb, incandescent electric lamp.
Shipwrecks
Several ships were wrecked in the area, which is known for its multitude of submerged rocks and reefs.
* Columbine 1829
* 1899
* SS Saint Lawrence 1876
* SS Lisboa 1910
* SS Haddon Hall 1913
* SS Malmesbury 1930
* Haleric 1932
* Da Gama 1979
* SS Columbine 1944 (Torpedoed)
Climate
Surrounds
The
Columbine Nature Reserve
Columbine may refer to:
Places
* Columbine, Colorado, a census-designate place in Jefferson and Arapahoe counties in Colorado, United States
** Columbine High School, a high school in Columbine, Colorado, United States
*** Columbine Memorial, a m ...
surrounds Cape Columbine Lighthouse. On the southern side of the lighthouse is
Tieties Bay ( af, Tietiesbaai). 5 km away is the fishing village of
Paternoster
'' Pater Noster'', or the Lord's Prayer, is a prayer in Christianity.
Pater Noster or Paternoster may also refer to:
Places
* Paternoster, Western Cape, a fishing village in South Africa
* Paternosters, uninhabitable rocks in the Bailiwick of Je ...
. The coastline is well known for its sea life, especially for crawfish and abalone. Langebaan Lagoon, the
West Coast National Park
The West Coast National Park lies north of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The park is found inside of the Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve, part of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. It is bordered by the At ...
and a Fossil Park.
External links
National Ports Authority: Cape Columbine
References
Along the West Coast of South Africa: Cape ColumbineSouth African Department of Public Enterprises: LAUNCH OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN LIGHTHOUSE ADVENTURE TOUR OPERATIONS
Columbine, Cape
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