Cape Cleveland
Cape Cleveland Light at dusk, 2008
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 Queensland
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Townsville Queensland Australia |
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| Coordinates | 19°10′58.3″S 147°00′55.7″E / 19.182861°S 147.015472°ECoordinates: 19°10′58.3″S 147°00′55.7″E / 19.182861°S 147.015472°E |
| Year first constructed | 1879 |
| Automated | 1987 |
| Construction | timber frame clad with galvanized iron |
| Tower shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, red lantern dome |
| Height | 36 feet (11 m) |
| Focal height | 210 feet (64 m) |
| Current lens | VRB-25 |
| Intensity | white: 48,430 cd red: 10,170 cd |
| Range | white: 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) red: 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl WR 7.5s. |
| Admiralty number | K3092.1 |
| NGA number | 111-10096 |
| ARLHS number | AUS-027 |
| Managing agent | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
Cape Cleveland Light is an active heritage-listed lighthouse located on the northern tip of Cape Cleveland, a promontory projecting into the Coral Sea west of Cleveland Bay and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The lighthouse marks the northern point of the Cape, and the entrance to Cleveland Bay.
Cape Cleveland was named by Captain James Cook in 1770, either in honour of a John Clevland the Secretary to the Admiralty around that time, or after Cleveland, England where he was born.
The need for a lighthouse at Cape Cleveland arose with proclamation of Cleveland Bay as a port of entry in 1865, and the development of Townsville into a major port. From its beginning, the lighthouse was closely related to the Dent Island Light. The construction of both lighthouses was recommended by Commander George Poynter Heath, the Chairman of the Queensland Marine Board, in February 1878. The lighthouses were formally approved in April 1878 and tenders for the construction of both stations, each including a lighthouse and two keepers' cottages, were called in May 1878 and closed in June 1878. The tenders were awarded to W. P. Clark, who also constructed Bustard Head Light (1868),Low Isles Light (1877),Double Island Point Light (1884) and Pine Islet Light (1885). However, following personal difficulties, the contracts were transferred to John Clark and James Wiseman who completed the construction of both stations in December 1879.
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