Penguin Island Lighthouse

Lighthouse

37°29′52.8″S 140°0′49.4″E / 37.498000°S 140.013722°E / -37.498000; 140.013722TowerConstructionstone tower^[2]Automated1918^[1]Height10.8 metres (35 ft)^[1]Shapecylindrical tower, lantern removedOperatorAustralian Maritime Safety AuthorityLightFirst lit1878^[1]Deactivated1960^[1]Focal height24 metres (79 ft) ^[1]Light sourceacetyleneIntensity30,000 cd^[1]Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)^[1]CharacteristicFI (4) W 12s.^[1]

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

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "The old Penguin Island Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Australia Inc. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: South Australia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
^ "Penguin Island Lighthouse". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
^ Parsons, Ronald (1985), Lighthouses of South Australia, R. Parsons, p. 11, ISBN 978-0-909418-35-9
^ "Penguin Island drowning case". The Register. 28 October 1904. Retrieved 1 April 2015.