Cape Cleveland Light
Cape Cleveland Light is an active heritage-listed lighthouse located on the northern tip of Cape Cleveland, a promontory projecting into the Coral Sea west of Cleveland Bay in the locality of Cape Cleveland about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The lighthouse marks the northern point of the Cape, and the entrance to Cleveland Bay.
Cape Cleveland Light at dusk, 2008 | |
| Location | Townsville Queensland Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 19°10′58.3″S 147°00′55.7″E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1879 |
| Construction | timber frame clad with galvanized iron |
| Automated | 1987 |
| Height | 36 feet (11 m) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern dome |
| Operator | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
| Heritage | listed on the Queensland Heritage Register, listed on the Register of the National Estate |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 210 feet (64 m) |
| Lens | VRB-25 |
| Intensity | white: 48,430 cd red: 10,170 cd |
| Range | white: 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) red: 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl WR 7.5s. |
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