Currie Lighthouse

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Currie Lighthouse
Currie Harbour Lighthouse, King Island, Tasmania.jpg
LocationCurrie
King Island
Tasmania
Australia
Coordinates39°55′46.4″S 143°50′32.4″E / 39.929556°S 143.842333°E / -39.929556; 143.842333Coordinates: 39°55′46.4″S 143°50′32.4″E / 39.929556°S 143.842333°E / -39.929556; 143.842333
Tower
Constructed1879
Constructionwrought iron skeletal tower
Height21 metres (69 ft)
Shapesquare pyramidal tower with central cylinder balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorKing Island Council[1]
Light
Deactivated1989-1995
Focal height46 metres (151 ft)
Range22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 6.5s.
Currie harbour on King Island

Currie Lighthouse was built following agitation by Archibald Currie and others for a lighthouse at Currie Harbour, Currie, King Island, Australia in 1879.[2] Planned and fabricated by Chance Brothers in Smethwick, England, it was devised as a 21-metre (69 ft)-tall square pyramidal truss iron tower with an iron cylinder centred inside, and then shipped to Tasmania to be erected. After an inactive period from 1989 to 1995, the light is now active again. The light characteristic is "Fl. 6 s", i.e. one flash every six seconds. The lightsource's focal plane is situated 46 metres (151 ft) above sea level. The adjacent keeper's house was turned into a museum in 1980.

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Notes[]

  1. ^ Currie Lighthouse Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Tasmania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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