South Neptune Island Lighthouse
  South Australia | |
| Location |
Neptune Islands South Australia Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°20′15.1″S 136°07′02.6″E / 35.337528°S 136.117389°ECoordinates: 35°20′15.1″S 136°07′02.6″E / 35.337528°S 136.117389°E |
| Year first constructed | 1985 |
| Automated | 1990 |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removed in 1990 |
| Markings / pattern | unpainted tower, white lantern and balcony |
| Height | 8 metres (26 ft) |
| Focal height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Intensity | 24,000 cd |
| Range | 26 kilometres (16.2 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl( 3) W 20s. |
| Admiralty number | K1872 |
| NGA number | 8692 |
| ARLHS number | AUS-202 |
| Managing agent | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
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.[1][2][3][4][5]
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.[6]
See also
References
- 1 2 "South Neptune Island (2)". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Marine Board". South Australian Register. 4 May 1877. p. 7.
- ↑ "General news, The proposed Neptunes Light House". The Advertiser. 5 August 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ↑ "The South Neptune Lighthouse". The Register. 4 November 1901. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ Harry, Bruce (1987). "Conservation of the former Neptune Islands Lighthouse at Port Adelaide". ICCM Bulletin. Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material. 13 (1 & 2): 83. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "South Neptune Island Lighthouse Complex (including Keepers' Cottages, Store, Outbuildings, the Island Reserve, Stone Fences, Stone Rainwater Tanks, Grave Sites & Foundations of the removed Lighthouse), Neptune Islands Conservation Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
External links
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority
- Shipwrecks and sea rescue: Lighthouses - increasing the coverage’ at SA Memory
- The personal experiences of a lighthouse keeper on South Neptune Island in 1959
- Lighthouse Collection at the South Australian Maritime Museum
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