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South Neptune Island Lighthouse

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Construction
  
brick tower

Intensity
  
24,000 cd

Opened
  
1985

Focal height
  
43 m

NGA number
  
8692

Light source
  
solar power

Height
  
8 m

Range
  
26,000 m

Automated
  
1990

Year first constructed
  
1985

South Neptune Island Lighthouse

Location
  
Neptune Islands South Australia Australia

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removed in 1990

Markings / pattern
  
unpainted tower, white lantern and balcony

South Neptune Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on South Neptune Islands within the Neptune Islands, near the entrance to Spencer Gulf in South Australia.

History

It was first lit on 1 November 1901. During the 1980s, a new tower was built to replace the original tower which was relocated to Port Adelaide to become part of the collection of the South Australian Maritime Museum. The lighthouse was converted to automatic operation in the early 1990s.

The remains of the first lighthouse, along with the attached keepers' cottages, store, outbuildings, island reserve, stone fences, stone rainwater tanks, and grave sites are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.

References

South Neptune Island Lighthouse Wikipedia