Cape Tourville Lighthouse
 Cape Tourville Lighthouse, Tasmania | |
  Australia Tasmania | |
| Location |
Freycinet Peninsula Tasmania  Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°07′21.6″S 148°20′34.8″E / 42.122667°S 148.343000°ECoordinates: 42°07′21.6″S 148°20′34.8″E / 42.122667°S 148.343000°E |
| Year first constructed | 1971 |
| Automated | 1971 |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and lantern |
| Height | 11 feet (3.4 m) |
| Focal height | 126 feet (38 m) |
| Light source | mains power |
| Intensity | 160,000 cd |
| Range | 28 nautical miles (52 km; 32 mi) |
| Characteristic | FI(3) W 10s |
| Admiralty number | K3608 |
| NGA number | 6664 |
| ARLHS number | AUS-049[1] |
| Managing agent | Australian Maritime Safety Authority[2] |
The Cape Tourville Lighthouse is an unmanned, automatic light, lighthouse built in 1971. The lighthouse replaced the Cape Forestier Lighthouse which had been situated on another jutting off the Freycinet Peninsula known as Lemon Rock.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Tasmania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ↑ Cape Tourville Lighthouse Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
- ↑ "The Cape Tourville Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Tasmania. Lighthouses of Australia Inc. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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