Location | Fitzroy Island, Queensland, Australia |
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Coordinates | 16°55′34″S 146°00′07″E / 16.926119°S 146.00205°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1973 |
Construction | concrete tower, tile covered |
Height | 56 ft (17 m) |
Shape | octagonal tower |
Markings | white tower |
Light | |
First lit | 1973 |
Deactivated | 1992 |
Little Fitzroy Island Light | |
Constructed | 1992 |
Construction | fiberglass tower |
Height | 4 m (13 ft) |
Shape | cylinder |
Markings | white tower |
Operator | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
Focal height | 33 m (108 ft) |
Characteristic | Fl(3) WRG 15s |
Fitzroy Island Light is an inactive lighthouse on Fitzroy Island, a continental island 29 kilometres (18 mi) southeast of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It was only active between 1973 and 1992 but, together with Little Fitzroy Island Light, there has been a light station in the area since 1929.