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Cape Jervis Lighthouse

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Year first lit
  
1972 (current)

Markings / pattern
  
white tower

Height
  
18 m

Year first constructed
  
1871

Construction
  
concrete tower

Characteristic
  
Fl (4) W 20s.

Focal height
  
23 m

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Location
  
Cape Jervis Fleurieu Peninsula South Australia Australia

Tower shape
  
inverted-pyramidal (wider at the top than the bottom) tower with balcony and lantern

Similar
  
Cape Martin Lighthouse, Cape Jaffa Lighthouse, Cape du Couedic Lighthouse, Cape Borda Lightstation, Troubridge Hill

Cape Jervis Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the headland of Cape Jervis on the most westerly part of the Fleurieu Peninsula on the east coast of Gulf St Vincent in South Australia.

History

It was first lit on 10 August 1871. In 1972, the original tower was replaced by a new tower.

References

Cape Jervis Lighthouse Wikipedia