Cape Hotham Light

Cape Hotham Light
Cape Hotham, 1928
Northern Territory
Location Clarence Strait
Northern Territory
Australia
Coordinates 12°2′47″S 131°17′22.22″E / 12.04639°S 131.2895056°E / -12.04639; 131.2895056Coordinates: 12°2′47″S 131°17′22.22″E / 12.04639°S 131.2895056°E / -12.04639; 131.2895056
Year first constructed 1910s[1]
Year first lit 9 November 1928
Automated 1928
Foundation concrete
Construction metal skeletal tower
Tower shape square pyramidal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 54 feet (16 m)
Focal height 56 feet (17 m)
Current lens Chance 400mm fixed catadioptric
Range white: 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)
red: 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) WR 15s.
Admiralty number K3315
NGA number 111-9544
ARLHS number AUS-245
Managing agent Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Plans for the optical apparatus installed in Cape Hotham Light, 1926

Cape Hotham Light is an active lighthouse located on Cape Hotham, which is on the shore of the Timor Sea on a long unnamed peninsula about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The lighthouse marks the entrance to Clarence Strait, the eastern approach to Darwin.[2]

The lighthouse was constructed by the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service during the "Golden Age of Australian Lighthouses", between 1913 and 1920.[1]

The light characteristic shown is three flashes, one every two seconds, repeating every 15 seconds (Fl.(3)W.R. 15s). The color is red on 025°-070° and white elsewhere. The red light is visible for 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) while the white light is visible for 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi).[3]

The site is accessible by boat from Darwin,[4] but the tower is closed to the public. The light is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.[2]

Cape Hotham

Cape Hotham was named by John Clements Wickham on 26 July 1839, honoring Admiral William Hotham, 1st Baron Hotham.[5] It is listed in the Register of the National Estate as the "Cape Hotham Forest Reserve", listing "representative ecosystems of the Top End, including monsoon rainforest containing kentia palm (Gronophyllum ramsayi)".[6]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 According to Komesaroff 1977. Rowlett and Searle lists 1928.
  2. 1 2 Rowlett.
  3. ↑ List of Lights
  4. ↑ Sydney Heritage Fleet.
  5. ↑ Discovery, under "Draytons Ree".
  6. ↑ RNE11.

References

  • Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Northern Territory". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  • Searle, Garry. "List of Lighthouses - Northern Territory". Lighthouses of Australia. SeaSide Lights.
  • List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 188.
  • Komesaroff, Michael B. (May 1977). "The Golden Age of Australian Lighthouses". The Victorian Historical Journal. 48 (2). reprinted in "The Golden Age of Australian Lighthouses". Lighthouses of Australia Inc Bulletin (5). September 2003.
  • "Sydney Heritage Fleet - List of Museums". shf.org.au. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  • "The Discovery and Exploration of Australia". australiaoncd.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  • "Cape Hotham Forest Reserve (listing RNE11)". Australia Heritage Places Inventory. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
  • "List of Lighthouses of Northern Territory". Lighthouses of Australia. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.


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