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North Solitary Island Light 
North Solitary Island Light 
Location North Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australia Coordinates 29°55′28.56″S 153°23′22.92″E / 29.9246°S 153.3897°ECoordinates: 29°55′28.56″S 153°23′22.92″E / 29.9246°S 153.3897°E Year first constructed 1975 Construction fiberglass Height 13 feet (4.0 m) Focal height 190 feet (58 m) Range 9 nautical miles (17 km) Characteristic Fl.(2) W. 10s Admiralty number K2813 NGA number 111-5972 ARLHS number AUS-238 North Solitary Island Light is an active lighthouse on North Solitary Island, a large island off the coast of New South Wales, Australia. The light is located on the summit of the island which is on the northern section of the island.
The light shows two white flashes every ten seconds, emitted from a lamp on top of a fiberglass hut with no lantern. It is solar powered[1] and totally automated.
The light is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, while the site is managed by the New South Wales Maritime Parks Authority as part of the Solitary Islands Marine Park.[2] It is inaccessible to the public.
See also
- List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Australia
References
- ^ Ian Clifford (February 2000). "South & North Solitary Islands Trip Report". Lighthouses of Australia Inc Bulletin. http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/Bulletin/0002/Bulletin%20Feb%2000.htm#Expedition.
- ^ "Marine Parks Authority NSW - Solitary Islands Marine Park". mpa.nsw.gov.au. http://www.mpa.nsw.gov.au/simp.html. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- (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. 122. http://msi.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/NIMA_LOL/Pub111/Pub111bk.pdf.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: New South Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/nsw.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
Lighthouses of New South Wales and Jervis Bay Territory North Coast Fingal Head • Cape Byron • Richmond River • Clarence River • North Solitary Island • South Solitary Island • Smoky Cape • Tacking Point • Crowdy Head • Sugarloaf Point • Nelson Head • Point Stephens • Nobbys Head • Norah Head
Outside Sydney Harbour Inside Sydney Harbour Grotto Point • Bradleys Head • Fort Denison • Robertson Point • Parriwi Head • Eastern Channel • Western Channel • Vaucluse Bay - Front • Vaucluse Bay - Rear • Shark IslandSouth Coast Wollongong Head • Wollongong Breakwater • Kiama • Crookhaven Heads • Point Perpendicular • Cape St George • Warden Head • Burrewarra Point • Montague Island • Green CapeSee also: List of lighthouses and lightvessels in AustraliaCategories:- Lighthouses in New South Wales
- 1975 establishments in Australia
- Lighthouse stubs
- Australian building and structure stubs
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