Citadel Island Lighthouse

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Citadel Island Lighthouse
Location	Bass Strait, 13 km SW of Tidal River, Wilsons Promontory, Australia
Coordinates	39°06′54″S 146°14′13″E / 39.11500°S 146.23694°E / -39.11500; 146.23694Coordinates: 39°06′54″S 146°14′13″E / 39.11500°S 146.23694°E / -39.11500; 146.23694
Year first constructed	1913
Year first lit	1913
Height	2 m
Focal height	117 m{{{focalheight}}}
Range	32 km
Admiralty number	K2486
ARLHS number	AUS-057

Citadel Island Lighthouse was built in 1913. In 1982, it replaced by a GRP cabinet while the light was converted to solar power. The old lantern was dismantled in 1992 and removed to Port Albert, where it was restored for display at the Port Albert Maritime Museum in 2004.

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References

Ibbotson, John (2004). Lighthouses of Australia. Images from the end of an era. Surrey Hills, VIC 3127: Australian Lighthouse Traders. p. 82. ISBN 0-646-41674-X.
"Citadel Island lighthouse restored". John Ibbotson. Lighthouses of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

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