Penguin Island Lighthouse

Penguin Island Lighthouse
Penguin Island including abandoned lighthouse tower as viewed from Cape Martin, South Australia
Map
LocationPenguin Island
South Australia
Australia Australia
Coordinates37°29′52.8″S 140°0′49.4″E / 37.498000°S 140.013722°E / -37.498000; 140.013722
Tower
Constructionstone tower[2]
Automated1918[1]
Height10.8 metres (35 ft)[1]
Shapecylindrical tower, lantern removed
OperatorAustralian Maritime Safety Authority
Light
First lit1878[1]
Deactivated1960[1]
Focal height24 metres (79 ft) [1]
Light sourceacetylene
Intensity30,000 cd[1]
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFI (4) W 12s.[1]

Penguin Island Lighthouse was a lighthouse located on Penguin Island at the north end of Rivoli Bay in South Australia.[1]

It was first lit on 1 October 1878. In 1960, the lighthouse was decommissioned to allow the transfer of the light's apparatus to a new lighthouse on Cape Martin to the immediate north.[1][3][4] In 1904, John Hendry, head keeper of the lighthouse, was lost at sea and presumed drowned.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The old Penguin Island Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Australia Inc. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: South Australia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Penguin Island Lighthouse". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  4. ^ Parsons, Ronald (1985), Lighthouses of South Australia, R. Parsons, p. 11, ISBN 978-0-909418-35-9
  5. ^ "Penguin Island drowning case". The Register. 28 October 1904. Retrieved 1 April 2015.