Troubridge Island Lighthouse
Troubridge Island Lighthouse
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 Troubridge Island Lighthouse
South Australia
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Troubridge Island South Australia Australia |
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| Coordinates | 35°07′01.2″S 137°49′39.6″E / 35.117000°S 137.827667°ECoordinates: 35°07′01.2″S 137°49′39.6″E / 35.117000°S 137.827667°E |
| Year first constructed | 1856 |
| Automated | 1981 |
| Deactivated | 2001 |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | red tower with white horizontal band, white lantern and rail |
| Height | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| Focal height | 25 metres (82 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Intensity | white: 1800 cd red: 360 cd |
| Range | white: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) red: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl WR 10s. (white with red sector) |
| Admiralty number | K2022 |
| ARLHS number | AUS-164 |
| Managing agent | State Government |
| Heritage | state heritage place since 23 September 1982 |
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Troubridge Island Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse in the Australian state of South Australia located on Troubridge Island in Gulf St Vincent about 74 kilometres (46 miles) southwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast by east of Edithburgh on Yorke Peninsula.
It was commissioned in 1856 as a means to reduce losses caused by the stranding of ships on the Troubridge Shoals. It was converted to automatic operation in 1981 and decommissioned in 2001. Its role as a navigation aid was taken over progressively from 1980 by a new lighthouse located on Troubridge Hill to the west of the Troubridge Shoals.
The former Troubridge Island lighthouse and its adjacent Troubridge Island Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages which are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register are now part of the tourist attractions offered within the Troubridge Island Conservation Park.
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