Point Lookout Light, Australia
Lighthouse
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Point Lookout Light is an active lighthouse on Point Lookout, a headland on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia.
Construction of the Lighthouse, 1932 | |
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| Location | Point Lookout Queensland Australia |
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| Coordinates | 27°25′53.83″S 153°32′25.41″E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1932 |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 16 feet (4.9 m) |
| Shape | square tower and lantern removed |
| Markings | white tower |
| Operator | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 256 feet (78 m) |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 15s. |
History
A proposal for a lighthouse and a signal station on Point Lookout were made as early as 1825.[1] A pilot station was built in 1825 elsewhere on the island, on Amity Point, lighting the South Passage into Moreton Bay.[2] In 1848 this pilot station was also moved.[1]
A lighthouse on Point Lookout was finally constructed in 1932, the first settlement at the point. The light source was a carbide lamp operated by acetylene gas, and a hut for storage of the gas cylinders was built at the close by beach, which was to be named Cylinder Beach for this reason.[1]
