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Location |
Tasmania Australia |
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Coordinates | 42°11′52.4″S 145°10′09.0″E / 42.197889°S 145.169167°E [1] |
Tower | |
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 |
Power source | solar power |
Heritage | Australian Heritage Register |
Light | |
Focal height | 51 metres (167 ft) AHD |
Intensity | |
Range |
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Characteristic | Fl (2) 15s. |
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]
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Location |
Tasmania Australia |
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Coordinates | 42°11′52.4″S 145°10′09.0″E / 42.197889°S 145.169167°E [1] |
Tower | |
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 |
Power source | solar power |
Heritage | Australian Heritage Register |
Light | |
Focal height | 51 metres (167 ft) AHD |
Intensity | |
Range |
|
Characteristic | Fl (2) 15s. |
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]