Penguin Island Lighthouse

Penguin Island Lighthouse was a lighthouse located on Penguin Island at the north end of Rivoli Bay in South Australia.[1]

Penguin Island Lighthouse

Penguin Island including abandoned lighthouse tower as viewed from Cape Martin, South Australia
Penguin Island Lighthouse South Australia
Location	Penguin Island South Australia Australia
Coordinates	37°29′52.8″S 140°0′49.4″E
Year first lit	1878[1]
Automated	1918[1]
Deactivated	1960[1]
Construction	stone tower[2]
Tower shape	cylindrical tower, lantern removed
Tower height	10.8 metres (35 ft)[1]
Focal height	24 metres (79 ft) [1]
Light source	acetylene
Intensity	30,000 cd[1]
Range	11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)[1]
Characteristic	FI (4) W 12s.[1]
ARLHS number	AUS-125
Managing agent	Australian Maritime Safety Authority

It was first lit on 1 October 1878. In 1960, the lighthouse was decommissioned to allow the transfer of the light's apparatus to a new lighthouse on Cape Martin to the immediate north.[1][3][4] In 1904, John Hendry, head keeper of the lighthouse, was lost at sea and presumed drowned.[5]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Australia

References

1. "The old Penguin Island Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Australia Inc. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
2. "Penguin Island". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
3. "Penguin Island Lighthouse". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
4. Parsons, Ronald (1985), Lighthouses of South Australia, R. Parsons, p. 11, ISBN 978-0-909418-35-9
5. "Penguin Island drowning case". The Register. 28 October 1904. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

External links

• Australian Maritime Safety Authority