Cape Hotham Light

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Cape Hotham Light
Cape Hotham, 1928
Location Clarence Strait, Northern Territory, Australia
Coordinates 12°2′47″S 131°17′22.22″E / 12.04639°S 131.2895056°E / -12.04639; 131.2895056Coordinates: 12°2′47″S 131°17′22.22″E / 12.04639°S 131.2895056°E / -12.04639; 131.2895056
Year first constructed 1910s[1]
Year first lit 9th November 1928
Automated since construction has been unattended light
Deactivated still in use
Foundation concrete
Construction skeletal
Tower shape square, lantern, gallery
Markings / pattern white
Height 54 feet (16 m)
Focal height 56 feet (17 m)
Current lens Chance 400mm fixed catadioptric
Range W. 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)
R. 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic Fl.(3)W.R. 15s
Admiralty number K3315
NGA number 111-9544
ARLHS number AUS-245
Plans for the optical apparatus installed in Cape Hotham Light, 1926

Cape Hotham Light is an active lighthouse located on Cape Hotham, which is on the shore of the Timor Sea on a long unnamed peninsula about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The lighthouse marks the entrance to Clarence Strait, the eastern approach to Darwin.[2]

The lighthouse was constructed by the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service during the "Golden Age of Australian Lighthouses", between 1913 and 1920.[1]

The light characteristic shown is three flashes, one every two seconds, repeating every 15 seconds (Fl.(3)W.R. 15s). The color is red on 025°-070° and white elsewhere. The red light is visible for 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) while the white light is visible for 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi).[3]

The site is accessible by boat from Darwin,[4] but the tower is closed to the public. The light is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.[2]

Cape hotham

Cape hotham was named by John Clements Wickham on 26 July 1839, honoring Admiral William Hotham, 1st Baron Hotham.[5] It is listed in the Register of the National Estate as the "Cape Hotham Forest Reserve", listing "representative ecosystems of the Top End, including monsoon rainforest containing kentia palm (Gronophyllum ramsayi)".[6]

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Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 According to Komesaroff 1977. Rowlett and Searle lists 1928.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Rowlett.
  3. List of Lights
  4. Sydney Heritage Fleet.
  5. Discovery, under "Draytons Ree".
  6. RNE11.

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