Year first constructed 1911 (first) Markings / pattern white tower Height 5 m Opened 1911 Current lens length 25 cm | Year first lit 1970 (current) Focal height 207 metres (679 ft) Construction started 1911 Range 31,484 m Material Concrete | |
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Location Spencer Gulf
South Australia
Australia Tower shape square prism tower with balcony and lantern Similar Monarto Zoo, Adelaide Zoo, Cleland Conservation Park |
Wedge Island lighthouse is a lighthouse on Wedge Island, lying at the entrance to Spencer Gulf in South Australia.
It was first lit on 29 March 1911 and rebuilt in 1970 and is located on the highest point of the island. During the Second World War a radar station, with a staff of about 30, was operated at the lighthouse site.
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