Corny Point Lighthouse

Corny Point Lighthouse

Corny Point Lighthouse
Corny Point Lighthouse
South Australia
Location Corny Point
South Australia
Australia
Coordinates 34°53′47.7″S 137°00′38.2″E / 34.896583°S 137.010611°E / -34.896583; 137.010611Coordinates: 34°53′47.7″S 137°00′38.2″E / 34.896583°S 137.010611°E / -34.896583; 137.010611
Year first constructed 1882[1]
Construction limestone tower[1]
Tower shape cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern [1]
Markings / pattern white tower, lantern and dome, red lantern rail [1]
Height 16 metres (52 ft)[1]
Focal height 30 metres (98 ft)[2]
Original lens 3rd order Chance Brothers Fresnel lens[1]
Light source mains power
Intensity 60,000 cd[2]
Range 19 nautical miles (35 km)[2]
Characteristic Four white flashes every 20 seconds; red flashes shown over rocks to the southwest [1]
Admiralty number K1996[1]
NGA number 8432[1]
ARLHS number ARLHS AUS-060[1]
Managing agent Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Heritage state heritage place since 24 July 1980[3]

Corny Point lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Spencer Gulf, South Australia on the headland known as Corny Point about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) west of the town of Corny Point.

It was commissioned in March 1882 to assist southbound shipping to avoid hazards on the west coast of the peninsula south of Corny Point and to determine during darkness where Hardwicke Bay lies if required as a place of shelter from the weather. It was converted to automatic operation in 1920 and along with the demolition of the lighthouse keeper accommodation. The lighthouse has been listed on the South Australian Heritage Register since 24 July 1980.[1][4][2][3][5][6][7]

See also


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Lighthouses of Australia: South Australia". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Troubridge Island Lighthouse". Malcolm S Macdonald trading as Lighthouse Computer Training & Development. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Corny Point Lighthouse". Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Parsons, Ronald (1985), Lighthouses of South Australia, R. Parsons, pp. 12 & 15, ISBN 978-0-909418-35-9
  5. ↑ "Search results for Corny Point Lighthouse (Record Id SA0016223)". Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Report of the President of the Marine Board". South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 2 August 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 201, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6


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