Cape Sorell Lighthouse

Cape Sorell Lighthouse

Cape Sorell Lighthouse Location in Tasmania
Location	Entrance to Macquarie Harbour West Coast Tasmania Australia
Coordinates	42°11′52.4″S 145°10′09.0″E / 42.197889°S 145.169167°E / -42.197889; 145.169167Coordinates: 42°11′52.4″S 145°10′09.0″E / 42.197889°S 145.169167°E / -42.197889; 145.169167
Year first constructed	1899 (1899)
Automated	1971 (1971)
Construction	brick tower
Tower shape	conical frustum tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern	white tower and lantern dome, grey lantern
Height	40 metres (130 ft)
Focal height	51 metres (167 ft) AHD
Light source	solar power
Intensity	white: 208,000 cp, red: 83,000 cp
Range	white: 32 kilometres (20 mi), red: 19 kilometres (12 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2) 15s.
Admiralty number	K3660
NGA number	6892
ARLHS number	AUS-046
Heritage	Australian Heritage Register
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The Cape Sorell Lighthouse is a heritage-listedlighthouse that is located on Cape Sorell in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The lighthouse is situated approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Strahan.

Constructed and first lit in 1899, the 40-metre-high (130 ft) lighthouse is the only structure remaining from a brick complex of tower, three houses and engine room, except for the foundation remnants of the three keepers' residences.

The light characteristic is a group of two flashes that occurs every fifteen seconds, its focal plane is at 51 metres (167 ft) above sea level with a white light intensity of 208,000 candlepower, visible for 32 kilometres (20 mi) and the red, of 83,000 candlepower, visible for 19 kilometres (12 mi).

Initially fed by vapourised kerosene, the station was automated in 1971 and in 1998, the light was converted to solar power.

Further automation occurred in 2012

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