Deactivated 1989-1995 Height 21 m Range 40,744 m Year first constructed 1879 | Light source mains power Opened 1879 Focal height 46 m | |
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Location Currie
King Island
Tasmania
Australia Construction wrought iron skeletal tower Tower shape square pyramidal tower with central cylinder balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and lantern | ||
Currie lighthouse stairwell
Currie Lighthouse was built following agitation by Archibald Currie and others for a lighthouse at Currie Harbour, Currie, Tasmania in 1879. Planned and fabricated by Chance Brothers in England, it was devised as a 21-metre (69 ft)-tall square pyramidal truss iron tower with an iron cylinder centered inside and then shipped to Tasmania to be erected. After an inactive period from 1989 to 1995, the light is now active again. The light characteristic is "Fl. 6 s", i.e. one flash every six seconds. The lightsource's focal plane is situated 46 metres (151 ft) above sea level. The adjacent keeper's house was turned into a museum in 1980.
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