Cape Bowling Green Light

Cape Bowling Green Light
Cape Bowling Green Lighthouse at the Australian National Maritime Museum, 2008
Map
LocationSydney, New South Wales, Australia Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates33°52′07″S 151°11′57″E / 33.868689°S 151.199283°E / -33.868689; 151.199283
Tower
Constructed1874 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionhardwood frame clad with galvanized iron plates
Automated1920 Edit this on Wikidata
Height22 metres (72 ft)[1]
Shapeconical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern, red rail
Light
Deactivated1987 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height19 m (62 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lens3rd order Chance Brothers
CharacteristicFl(4) W 20s Edit this on Wikidata
Current light Edit this at Wikidata
Constructed1987 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Height105 ft (32 m) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare pyramidal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower with red upper band
OperatorAustralian Maritime Safety Authority Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height118 ft (36 m) Edit this on Wikidata
Range11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl(4) W 20s Edit this on Wikidata
Map showing the position of the lighthouse on Cape Bowling Green, 1927
Plans of the first lighthouse

Cape Bowling Green Light is an active lighthouse on Cape Bowling Green, a long headland ending in a long low sandspit, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Ayr, Queensland, Australia. The lighthouse is at the end of the headland, near the base of the sandspit. The first lighthouse at the location, established in 1874, was moved multiple times. It was prefabricated in Brisbane, shipped to the location, moved twice due to coastal erosion and finally transferred for display at the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour in Sydney.[2][3]

  1. ^ Museum. Rowlett states 16 metres (52 ft)
  2. ^ Rowlett NSW.
  3. ^ Museum.