 Point Danger Light | |
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| Location | Point Danger Queensland Australia |
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| Coordinates | 28°09′54.09″S 153°33′02.63″E / 28.1650250°S 153.5507306°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1971[1] |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Automated | 1971 |
| Height | 67 feet (20 m)[2] |
| Shape | four rectangular pillars with a bronze sculpture suspended between them |
| Markings | white columns, floodlit |
| Power source | mains electricity  |
| Operator | Transport for NSW |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 146 feet (45 m) |
| Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)[3] |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 10s. |
Point Danger Light, also known as the Captain Cook Memorial Light, is an active lighthouse located on Point Danger, a headland between Coolangatta and Tweed Heads, marking the border between Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. It lays claim to be the first lighthouse in the world to experiment with laser as a light source.[4]
- ^ Rowlett, NSW Maritime. Searle states 1970.
- ^ Searle and List of Lights. Rowlett states 66 feet (20 m).
- ^ List of Lights. NSW Maritime states 10 nmi. Lighthouses of Australia Inc and Maizels 1998 list 18 nmi based on an AMSA plaque shown in Maizels 1998b.
- ^ Lighthouses of Australia Inc.