Currie Lighthouse
 Currie harbour on King Island | |
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| Location | Currie King Island Tasmania  Australia |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′46″S 143°50′33″E / 39.92943°S 143.84242°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1879 |
| Construction | wrought iron skeletal tower |
| Height | 21 metres (69 ft) |
| Shape | square frustum tower with central cylinder balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Power source | mains electricity  |
| Operator | King Island Council[1] |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 1989-1995 |
| Focal height | 46 metres (151 ft) |
| Light source | mains power |
| Range | 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) |
| Characteristic | FI W 6.5s |
Currie Lighthouse was built following agitation by Archibald Currie and others for a lighthouse at Currie Harbour, Currie, Tasmania in 1879.[3] Planned and fabricated by Chance Brothers in England, it was devised as a 21-metre (69 ft)-tall square pyramidal truss iron tower with an iron cylinder centered 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.
See also
Notes
- ^ Currie Lighthouse Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Tasmania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Tasmania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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