Cape du Couedic Lighthouse
 Cape du Couedic Lighthouse | |
  South Australia | |
| Location |
Kangaroo Island South Australia  Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°03′29″S 136°42′19″E / 36.057952°S 136.705151°ECoordinates: 36°03′29″S 136°42′19″E / 36.057952°S 136.705151°E |
| Year first lit | 1909 |
| Automated | 1957 |
| Construction | sandstone |
| Tower shape | conical frustum tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | unpainted sandstone tower, white lantern room, red dome and rail balcony |
| Height | 25 metres (82 ft) |
| Focal height | 103 metres (338 ft) |
| Original lens | Chance Brothers Fresnel lens |
| Light source | mains power |
| Intensity | 38,000 cd |
| Range | 17 nautical miles (31 km) |
| Characteristic | Fl(2) 10s |
| Admiralty number | K2010 |
| NGA number | 8148 |
| ARLHS number | AUS-030 |
| Managing agent | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
The Cape du Couedic Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Cape du Couedic on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
History
Constructed between 1906–1909, it consists of a tower built from 2,000 pieces of local stone, together with three four-roomed cottages to house the head keeper and two assistants with their families. The light characteristic shows two flashes every ten seconds, emitted at a focal plane height of 103 metres (338 ft). A Fresnel lens made by Chance Brothers is used there.[1]
For many of its early years the site was inaccessible by land. Stores, materials and equipment brought by boat were hauled up to the lighthouse by a flying fox winching system originally powered by a pair of horses.
Today the lighthouse is automated and visitors to the area can stay in the old keepers' cottages.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: South Australia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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