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Danger Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the southern point of Walker Bay, near Gansbaai, in South Africa. It is a white octagonal masonry tower that has been in use since 1895.
This lighthouse is located close to the relatively remote town of Kleinbaai famous for its white shark diving tourism. The lighthouse was built in 1895 over 40 years after the HMS Birkenhead, a British troop carrier hit a reef about 1 kilometre away offshore and sank with the tragic loss of over 400 lifes in 1852.
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- Gansbaai – The Gateway
- Danger Point Lighthouse and The Forgotten Era of Lighthouse Keepers
- The Most Famous Shipwreck at Danger Point – The HMS Birkenhead
The great white shark capital of the world, Gansbaai, meaning “Goose Bay”, is just over two hours from Cape Town, 162 km via the N2 and R43 highways. In the previous issue of Globerovers (July 2017), much was written on this town and the area, with separate articles on the great white sharks and penguins. Gansbaai is an unspoilt area, stretching al...
The name Danger Point in Walker Bay, Gansbaai, says it all. The many reefs and rocks under the ocean’s surface make this stretch of ocean one of the most treacherous in the world. Today, the 18,3 metres tall octagonal lighthouse with balcony and lantern serves as a powerful warning for 27 nautical miles (50 km) and reminds one of the thousands of l...
Stories about shipwrecks and ghosts are rife in this town! This coastline has repeatedly taken its toll. Especially so in the days before echo sounders were developed to allow hydrographers to chart the oceans. Myth has it that legendary ghost ship, the Flying Dutchman, was spotted for the very first time from Danger Point. The HMS Birkenhead docke...
Welcome to DangerPoint! We are an independent charity based in Talacre, North Wales. We offer a fantastic day out for all the family on our Danger Detective Quest and educational tours for schools and organised groups. DangerPoint has been designed to inspire, inform and engage with groups.
A drive from Cape Town along the beautiful scenery of the R44 will take one via Betty's Bay and Hermanus to the town of Gansbaai, the lighthouse, roughly 10 kilometres to the south west of it, lies on a peninsular known as Danger Point.
Great white sharks can be viewed up-close by undertaking a cage dive. Danger Point Lighthouse offers: · Tours of the lighthouse. · Curios and memorabilia on sale. · Self-catering accommodation. Danger Point Lighthouse is open from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays), from 10h00 to 15h00.
Danger Point is a coastal feature and cliff face in Devon, on the south coast of England. It is about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of the city of Exeter and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Exmouth and lies between the towns of Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth .
