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New Burnett Heads Light 
Location Burnett Heads, Queensland, Australia Coordinates 24°45′29.67″S 152°24′45.62″E / 24.7582417°S 152.4126722°ECoordinates: 24°45′29.67″S 152°24′45.62″E / 24.7582417°S 152.4126722°E Year first constructed 1971 Automated 1971 Construction concrete Tower shape square Markings / pattern white, red band Height 65 feet (20 m) Focal height 59 feet (18 m) Original lens fifth order Fresnel lens Intensity 55,000 cd Range 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)[1] Characteristic Fl.(4)W. 20s Admiralty number K2956 NGA number 111-10476 ARLHS number AUS-197 The New Burnett Heads Light, also known as South Head Light, is an active lighthouse standing on the south side of the Burnett River entrance, in Burnett Heads, Queensland, Australia. In 1971 it replaced the Old Burnett Heads Light, which was relocated inland.
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History
The Old Burnett Heads Light stood on the south side of the Burnett River entrance between 1873 and 1971, when it was replaced with this tower.[2] The new lighthouse was the fourth of a group of seven concrete towers erected by the Commonwealth between 1964 and 1979, by order of construction, Cape Capricorn Light, New Caloundra Light, Point Danger Light, itself, Fitzroy Island Light, Point Cartwright Light and Archer Point Light.[3] The tower is made of concrete and covered with tiles, in the "swimming pool" style,[4] much like Point Cartwright Light and Fitzroy Island Light.[5] The concrete base of the old lighthouse is still present next to the new tower.[2] The lighthouse also carries a Cospas-Sarsat receiver, one of a pair in Australia, the second being at Cave Point Light, Western Australia.[2]
Light specifications
The light characteristic shown is four white flashes every twenty seconds Fl.(4)W. 20s, only visible in the sector 120°-320°.[6] The light source is a 12 Volt 50 Watt tungsten-halogen lamp, fed from the Mains electricity, providing a light intensity of 55,000 cd,[7] visible for 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi).[1]
Site operation and visiting
The site and the lighthouse are manages by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. The site is open, but the tower is closed to the public.[2]
See also
- List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Australia
Notes
- ^ a b List of Lights. Lighthouses of Australia Inc lists 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi).
- ^ a b c d Rowlett.
- ^ CHIMS31351.
- ^ Flotwell 2003.
- ^ Ibbotson 2000.
- ^ List of Lights
- ^ Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
References
- (PDF) List of Lights, Pub. 111, The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans. List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 208. http://msi.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/NIMA_LOL/Pub111/Pub111bk.pdf.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Queensland's East Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/qld.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- "The New Burnett Heads Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Queensland. Lighthouses of Australia Inc. http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/QLD/Burnett%20Heads/Burnett%20Heads%20New.htm.
- Flotwell, Annette (August 2003). "Annette Flotwell's East Coast Lighthouse Trip: Part 2". Lighthouses of Australia Inc Bulletin (4). http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/Bulletin/0308/Bulletin%20Aug%2003.htm#Flotwell.
- Ibbotson, John (November 2000). "Around Australia Chasing Lighthouses". Lighthouses of Australia Inc Bulletin (11). http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/Bulletin/0011/Bulletin%20Nov%2000.htm#AroundAust.
- "Caloundra Lighthouses (entry CHIMS31351)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/chims/placeDetail.html?siteId=31351.
External links
- Hurburgh, David (March 2002). "Lighthouses From the Air: Part 7". Lighthouses of Australia Inc Bulletin 5 (3). http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/Bulletin/0203/Bulletin%20Mar%2002.htm#LightAir.
Lighthouses of Queensland South East Coast Point Danger • Cleveland Point • Moreton Bay Pile • Bulwer Island • Old Caloundra • New Caloundra • Point Cartwright • Double Island Point
Central Coast Sandy Cape • Lady Elliot Island • Old Burnett Heads • New Burnett Heads • Bustard Head • North Reef • Sea Hill • Cape CapricornNorth Coast Flat Top Island • Pine Islet • Creal Reef • Dent Island • Cape Bowling Green • Cape Cleveland • Bay RockFar North Coast Fitzroy Island • Low Isles • Grassy Hill • Archer Point • Wharton ReefTorres Strait Wyborn Reef • Eborac Island • Goods Island • Booby IslandSee also: List of lighthouses and lightvessels in AustraliaCategories:- Buildings and structures completed in 1971
- Lighthouses in Queensland
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