The Lighthouse at Danger Point, near Gansbaai, Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa.
Danger Point Lighthouse is situated on the Southern point of Walker Bay, near the village of Gansbaai, Overberg, Western Cape. The area was originally called Ponte de Sao Brandao by Bartholomew Dias on 16 May 1488. Forty three years before the establishment of this hexagonal tower The British troopship "Birkenhead" carrying troops and their families to Port Elizabeth was wrecked on the reef of Danger Point on the 25 February 1852. A commemorative plaque recording this event has been set into the wall of the tower.
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Location: 34 37 South, 19 18 East, Danger Point, Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa
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