Cape Martin Lighthouse

Cape Martin Lighthouse[1]

Cape Martin Lighthouse
Cape Martin Lighthouse[1]
South Australia
Location Cape Martin
Beachport
South Australia
Australia
Coordinates 37°29′22.8″S 140°00′45.5″E / 37.489667°S 140.012639°E / -37.489667; 140.012639Coordinates: 37°29′22.8″S 140°00′45.5″E / 37.489667°S 140.012639°E / -37.489667; 140.012639
Year first lit 1960[1]
Construction concrete tower [2]
Tower shape square prism tower on a 1-story basement, balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern unpainted concrete and white lantern
Height 12 metres (39 ft)[1]
Focal height 38 metres (125 ft) [1]
Light source mains power
Intensity 40,000 cd[1]
Range 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)[1]
Characteristic FI(4) W 20 s [1]
Admiralty number K2126[2]
NGA number 8092[2]
ARLHS number AUS-038[2]
Managing agent Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Cape Martin Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Cape Martin near Beachport at the north end of Rivoli Bay in South Australia. It was first lit in 1960. It replaced the Penguin Island Lighthouse whose light apparatus was reused in the new tower. The lighthouse was converted to mains power electricity in 1974. The original tower had a height of 4.5 metres (15 ft). However, the gradual build up of sand dunes obscured the light. This problem was rectified in 1980 when the tower was raised to a height of 12 metres (39 ft).[1][2][3][4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "The Cape Martin Lighthouse at Beachport". Lighthouses of Australia Inc. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cape Martin". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Cape Martin 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


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