Gabo Island Lighthouse

Gabo Island Lighthouse

Gabo Island lighthouse on an 1863 engraving
Victoria
Location Gabo Island
Victoria
Australia
Coordinates 37°34′06.6″S 149°55′00.8″E / 37.568500°S 149.916889°E / -37.568500; 149.916889Coordinates: 37°34′06.6″S 149°55′00.8″E / 37.568500°S 149.916889°E / -37.568500; 149.916889
Year first constructed 1853 (first)
Year first lit 1862 (current)
Automated 1993
Construction granite tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern unpainted red granite tower and white lantern and dome
Height 46.9 metres (154 ft)
Focal height 55 metres (180 ft)
Light source solar power
Intensity 30,000 cd
Range 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 20s. [1]
Admiralty number K2558
NGA number 6592
ARLHS number AUS-078[2]
Managing agent Australian Maritime Safety Authority

The Gabo Island Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on Gabo Island, Victoria, Australia.

History

In 1846 begun the works to erect a lighthouse on the island but the fund were sufficient only to excavate the foundations. The first island lighthouse was a wooden tower built in 1853; the current tower was completed in 1862. It is made from pink granite quarried from the island itself. The lighthouse is Australia's second tallest. In 1917 the light was fitted with an incandescent kerosene mantle; then was upgraded in 1935 with the mains power by diesel generator and the 1,000 watt halogen lamp producing an intensity of 900,000 candela.

The focal plane of the light is situated at 55 metres (180 ft) above sea level, the characteristic is a group of three flashes that occurs every twenty seconds. A keeper's house is occupied by a caretaker; another building may be rented for overnight stays.[3]

See also


References

  1. ↑ Gabo Island Lighthouse Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Victoria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Victoria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


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