Cape Spencer Lighthouse (South Australia)

Cape Spencer Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the Australian state of South Australia located on Cape Spencer on the Yorke Peninsula in gazetted locality of Inneston. The navigation aid was originally established as an automatic beacon which was first lit in late 1950, was established after a lengthy period of lobbying of the Australian government. The automatic beacon was replaced in 1975 by an automatic lighthouse facility.[5][6][7]

This article is about the lighthouse in South Australia. For the associated headland, see Cape Spencer (South Australia).

Cape Spencer Lighthouse[1]
Lighthouse at Cape Spencer
Cape Spencer Lighthouse[4]
South Australia
LocationCape Spencer
Inneston
South Australia
Australia
Coordinates35°17′56.2″S 136°52′57.1″E
Year first constructed1950 (first)
Year first lit1975 (current)
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapesquare tower with octagonal balcony and lantern
Markings / patternunpainted tower and white lantern
Tower height9 metres (30 ft)
Focal height78 metres (256 ft)
Light sourcemains power
Intensity25,000 cd
Range23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)
CharacteristicFI (3) W 15s. continuous red light is shown over nearby reefs
Admiralty numberK2003
NGA number8416
ARLHS numberAUS-047
Managing agentAustralian Maritime Safety Authority

See also

References
  1. "Cape Spencer(2)". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  2. "Cape Spencer(2)". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. "Cape Spencer(2)". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  4. "Cape Spencer(2)". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  5. "The Cape Spencer Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Australia Inc (LoA Inc). 27 April 2000. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013.
  6. "16-year fight for safety light at SA cape revived". The News. 22 April 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  7. "New light to help SA ships". The Advertiser. 7 July 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 24 June 2014.


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