![]() Escape Island lighthouse seen from Jurien Bay | |
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Location | Escape Island, Western Australia, Australia |
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Coordinates | 30°20′00″S 114°59′11″E / 30.333422°S 114.98649°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1930 (first) |
Foundation | concrete |
Construction | metal skeletal tower |
Automated | 1980 |
Height | 24 m (79 ft)
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Shape | square truncated tower with balcony |
Power source | solar power
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Operator |
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
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Light | |
First lit | 1980 (current) |
Focal height | 30 m (98 ft)
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Range | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)
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Characteristic |
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Escape Island Lighthouse is a heritage listed 96-foot (29 m) lighthouse which was constructed in the centre of Escape Island, on the coast of Western Australia in 1930. [1]
Initially the lighthouse had a brightness of 6000 candlepower and was visible for 15 miles (24 km). The light was a group flashing white light model, showing three flashes every fifteen seconds. [2] Originally powered by butane gas, it was converted to solar power in 1986; it now consists of a solar powered unmanned light on top of a steel tower. [3]
![]() Escape Island lighthouse seen from Jurien Bay | |
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Location | Escape Island, Western Australia, Australia |
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Coordinates | 30°20′00″S 114°59′11″E / 30.333422°S 114.98649°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1930 (first) |
Foundation | concrete |
Construction | metal skeletal tower |
Automated | 1980 |
Height | 24 m (79 ft)
![]() |
Shape | square truncated tower with balcony |
Power source | solar power
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Operator |
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
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Light | |
First lit | 1980 (current) |
Focal height | 30 m (98 ft)
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Range | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)
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Characteristic |
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Escape Island Lighthouse is a heritage listed 96-foot (29 m) lighthouse which was constructed in the centre of Escape Island, on the coast of Western Australia in 1930. [1]
Initially the lighthouse had a brightness of 6000 candlepower and was visible for 15 miles (24 km). The light was a group flashing white light model, showing three flashes every fifteen seconds. [2] Originally powered by butane gas, it was converted to solar power in 1986; it now consists of a solar powered unmanned light on top of a steel tower. [3]