Construction concrete tower Intensity 160,000 cd Opened 1971 Focal height 38 m Year first constructed 1971 | Light source mains power Height 3.4 m Range 51,856 m Automated 1971 | |
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Location Freycinet PeninsulaTasmaniaAustralia Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and lantern Similar Freycinet National Park, Honeymoon Bay, Freycinet Peninsula, The Hazards, Great Oyster Bay | ||
Cape tourville lighthouse
The Cape Tourville Lighthouse is an unmanned, automatic lighthouse built in 1971 by private contractors (Hurburgh and Olbrich). The road was constructed through virgin eucalypt forest, along with the powerline, with minimal disruption to the National Park. The top of the granite headland was levelled by blasting to provide the base for the light house and parking area.
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Map of Cape Tourville Lighthouse, Coles Bay TAS 7215, Australia
This lighthouse was built at the same time as the new lighthouse at Point Home, near Triabunna, to provide better guidance for the bulk carriers carrying wood chips from the Triabunna wood chip mill.
It replaced the Cape Forestier Lighthouse which had been situated nearby on another headland jutting off the Freycinet Peninsula known as Lemon Rock.
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Cape Tourville Lighthouse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA