 Point Charles Light, view from sea | |
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| Location | Cox Peninsula[1] Northern Territory Australia |
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| Coordinates | 12°23′21.44″S 130°37′50.45″E / 12.3892889°S 130.6306806°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1893 |
| Construction | cast wrought iron skeletal tower |
| Automated | 1933 |
| Height | 105 feet (32 m) |
| Shape | hexagonal tower with central cylinder, balcony and lantern |
| Markings | red tower with a horizontal white band and white lantern |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Operator | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 1971–1974 |
| Focal height | 128 feet (39 m) |
| Lens | 1st order Chance Brothers dioptric |
| Intensity | 37,000 cd. |
| Range | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s |
Point Charles Light, known officially as the Charles Point Lighthouse,[1] is an active lighthouse located on a headland at the northern end of the Cox Peninsula,[1] 21 kilometres (13 mi) northwest of Port Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.[2] Established in 1893, it is the oldest lighthouse in the Northern Territory.[3][4][5]
- ^ a b c ""Charles Point Lighthouse"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
- ^ Rowlett.
- ^ "Point Charles Lighthouse". The Northern Territory Times and Gazette. National Library of Australia. 6 August 1914. p. 14. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "CONCERNING PEOPLE". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 5 June 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 8 October 2013.