Cape Jervis Lighthouse

Cape Jervis Lighthouse
Lighthouse at Cape Jervis
Cape Jervis Lighthouse
South Australia
Location Cape Jervis
Fleurieu Peninsula
South Australia
Australia
Coordinates 35°36′13.2″S 138°5′40.1″E / 35.603667°S 138.094472°E / -35.603667; 138.094472Coordinates: 35°36′13.2″S 138°5′40.1″E / 35.603667°S 138.094472°E / -35.603667; 138.094472
Year first constructed 1871 (first)[1]
Year first lit 1972 (current)
Construction concrete tower [1]
Tower shape inverted-pyramidal (wider at the top than the bottom) tower with balcony and lantern[1]
Markings / pattern white tower
Height 18 metres (59 ft)[1]
Focal height 23 metres (75 ft)[1]
Characteristic Fl (4) W 20s.[1]
Admiralty number K2092[1]
NGA number 8216[1]
ARLHS number AUS-034[1]
Managing agent Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Cape Jervis Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the headland of Cape Jervis on the most westerly part of the Fleurieu Peninsula on the east coast of Gulf St Vincent in South Australia.

History

It was first lit on 10 August 1871. In 1972, the original tower was replaced by a new tower.[1][2][3][4]

See also


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Cape Jervis (2)". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Cape Jervis Lighthouse". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  3. ↑ "Topics of the day". South Australian Advertiser. 10 August 1871. p. 2.
  4. ↑ Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 184, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6


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