Cape Spencer Lighthouse (South Australia)

This article is about the lighthouse in South Australia. For the associated headland, see Cape Spencer (South Australia). For other uses, see Cape Spencer Light.
Cape Spencer Lighthouse[1]

Lighthouse at Cape Spencer
Cape Spencer Lighthouse[4]
South Australia
Location Cape Spencer
Yorke Peninsula
South Australia
Australia
Coordinates 35°17′56.2″S 136°52′57.1″E / 35.298944°S 136.882528°E / -35.298944; 136.882528Coordinates: 35°17′56.2″S 136°52′57.1″E / 35.298944°S 136.882528°E / -35.298944; 136.882528
Year first constructed 1950 (first)
Year first lit 1975 (current)
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape square prism tower with octagonal balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern unpainted tower and white lantern
Height 9 metres (30 ft)
Focal height 78 metres (256 ft)
Light source mains power
Intensity 25,000 cd
Range 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)
Characteristic FI (3) W 15s. continuous red light is shown over nearby reefs
Admiralty number K2003
NGA number 8416
ARLHS number AUS-047
Managing agent Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Cape Spencer Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Cape Spencer on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. The navigation aid was originally established as an automatic beacon which was first lit in late 1950, was established after a lengthy period of lobbying of the Australian government. The automatic beacon was replaced in 1975 by an automatic lighthouse facility.[5][6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cape Spencer(2)". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Cape Spencer(2)". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Cape Spencer(2)". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Cape Spencer(2)". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Cape Spencer Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Australia Inc (LoA Inc). 27 April 2000. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "16-year fight for safety light at SA cape revived". The News. 22 April 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "New light to help SA ships". The Advertiser. 7 July 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 24 June 2014.


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