Penguin Island Lighthouse

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Penguin Island Lighthouse
View of Penguin Island from Cape Martin, South Australia.JPG
Penguin Island including abandoned lighthouse tower as viewed from Cape Martin, South Australia
Penguin Island Lighthouse
Location Penguin Island
South Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Coordinates 37°29′52.8″S140°0′49.4″E / 37.498000°S 140.013722°E / -37.498000; 140.013722 Coordinates: 37°29′52.8″S140°0′49.4″E / 37.498000°S 140.013722°E / -37.498000; 140.013722
Tower
Constructionstone tower [1]
Height10.8 metres (35 ft) [2]
Shapecylindrical tower, lantern removed
Operator Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Light
First lit1878 [2]
Automated1918 [2]
Deactivated1960 [2]
Focal height24 metres (79 ft) [2]
Light sourceacetylene
Intensity30,000 cd [2]
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) [2]
Characteristic FI (4) W 12s. [2]

Penguin Island Lighthouse was a lighthouse located on Penguin Island at the north end of Rivoli Bay in South Australia. [2]

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It was first lit on 1 October 1878. In 1960, the lighthouse was decommissioned to allow the transfer of the light's apparatus to a new lighthouse on Cape Martin to the immediate north. [2] [3] [4] In 1904, John Hendry, head keeper of the lighthouse, was lost at sea and presumed drowned. [5]

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: South Australia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "The old Penguin Island Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Australia Inc. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. "Penguin Island Lighthouse". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  4. Parsons, Ronald (1985), Lighthouses of South Australia, R. Parsons, p. 11, ISBN   978-0-909418-35-9
  5. "Penguin Island drowning case". The Register. 28 October 1904. Retrieved 1 April 2015.