Citadel Island Lighthouse

Citadel Island Lighthouse
Victoria
Location Bass Strait
13 km SW of
Tidal River, Wilsons Promontory
Australia Australia
Coordinates 39°06′54″S 146°14′13″E / 39.11500°S 146.23694°E / -39.11500; 146.23694Coordinates: 39°06′54″S 146°14′13″E / 39.11500°S 146.23694°E / -39.11500; 146.23694
Year first constructed 1913 (first)
Year first lit 1982 (current)
Deactivated 1982 (first)
Construction fiberglass (current)
Height 2 metres (6.6 ft)
Focal height 117 metres (384 ft)
Range 32 kilometres (20 mi)
Admiralty number K2486
ARLHS number AUS-057[1]

Citadel Island Lighthouse was built in 1913. In 1982, it replaced by a GRP cabinet while the light was converted to solar power. The old lantern was dismantled in 1992 and removed to Port Albert, where it was restored for display at the Port Albert Maritime Museum in 2004.

See also

Notes

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Tasmania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

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