Cape Sorell Lighthouse
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| Location | Tasmania Australia |
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| Constructed | 1899 |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Automated | 1971 |
| Height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Shape | conical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern dome, grey lantern |
| Heritage | Australian Heritage Register |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 51 metres (167 ft) AHD |
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| Characteristic | Fl (2) 15s. |
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The Cape Sorell Lighthouse is a heritage-listed[2] lighthouse that is located on Cape Sorell in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The lighthouse is situated approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Strahan.
Constructed[3] and first lit in 1899,[4][5] the 40-metre-high (130 ft) lighthouse is the only structure remaining from a brick complex of tower, three houses and engine room, except for the foundation remnants of the three keepers' residences.[2][6]
The light characteristic is a group of two flashes that occurs every fifteen seconds, its focal plane is at 51 metres (167 ft) above sea level with a white light intensity of 208,000 candlepower, visible for 32 kilometres (20 mi) and the red, of 83,000 candlepower, visible for 19 kilometres (12 mi).[2]
Initially fed by vapourised kerosene, the station was automated in 1971[7] and in 1998, the light was converted to solar power.[8]
Further automation occurred in 2012.[9]
See also
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Australian Maritime Safety Authority Archived 30 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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- Lighthouses completed in 1899
- Lighthouses in Tasmania
- Tasmanian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate
- Commonwealth Heritage List places in Tasmania
- 1899 establishments in Australia
- Cape Sorell
- Tasmanian Heritage Register
- Oceanian lighthouse stubs
- Australian building and structure stubs