Penguin Island Lighthouse
 Penguin Island including abandoned lighthouse tower as viewed from Cape Martin, South Australia | |
  Penguin Island Lighthouse[1] South Australia | |
| Location |
Penguin Island South Australia  Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°29′52.8″S 140°0′49.4″E / 37.498000°S 140.013722°ECoordinates: 37°29′52.8″S 140°0′49.4″E / 37.498000°S 140.013722°E |
| Year first lit | 1878[1] |
| Automated | 1918[1] |
| Deactivated | 1960[1] |
| Construction | stone tower[2] |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower, lantern removed |
| Height | 10.8 metres (35 ft)[1] |
| Focal height | 24 metres (79 ft) [1] |
| Light source | acetylene |
| Intensity | 30,000 cd[1] |
| Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | FI (4) W 12s.[1] |
| ARLHS number | AUS-125 |
| Managing agent | Department of Transportation |
Penguin Island Lighthouse was a lighthouse located on Penguin Island at the north end of Rivoli Bay in South Australia.
It was first lit on 1 October 1878. In 1960, the lighthouse was decommissioned to allow the transfer of the light’s apparatus to a new lighthouse on Cape Martin to the immediate north.[1][3][4] In 1904, John Hendry, head keeper of the lighthouse, was lost at sea and presumed drowned.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "The old Penguin Island Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Australia Inc. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Penguin Island". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Penguin Island Lighthouse". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ↑ Parsons, Ronald (1985), Lighthouses of South Australia, R. Parsons, p. 11, ISBN 978-0-909418-35-9
- ↑ "Penguin Island drowning case". The Register. 1904-10-28. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
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