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Citadel Island Lighthouse

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Year first lit
  
1982 (current)

Admiralty number
  
K2486

Height
  
2 m

Focal height
  
117 m

Deactivated
  
1982 (first)

ARLHS number
  
AUS-057

Range
  
32,000 m

Year first constructed
  
1913

Citadel Island Lighthouse

Location
  
Bass Strait 13 km SW of Tidal River, Wilsons Promontory Australia

Construction
  
fiberglass tower (current)

Similar
  
Cliffy Island Lighthouse, Whalers Bluff Lighthouse, Queenscliff Low Light, Gabo Island Lighthouse, Cape Liptrap Lighthouse

Citadel Island Lighthouse was built in 1913. In 1982, it was replaced by a GRP cabinet while the light was converted to solar power. The old lantern was dismantled in 1992 and removed to Port Albert, where it was restored for display at the Port Albert Maritime Museum in 2004.

References

Citadel Island Lighthouse Wikipedia