South Neptune Island Lighthouse

South Neptune Island Lighthouse (current)^[1]

South Australia
Location	Neptune Islands South Australia Australia
Coordinates	35°20′15.1″S 136°07′02.6″E / 35.337528°S 136.117389°ECoordinates: 35°20′15.1″S 136°07′02.6″E / 35.337528°S 136.117389°E
Year first constructed	1985
Automated	1990
Construction	brick tower
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removed in 1990
Markings / pattern	unpainted tower, white lantern and balcony
Height	8 metres (26 ft)
Focal height	43 metres (141 ft)
Light source	solar power
Intensity	24,000 cd
Range	26 kilometres (16.2 mi)
Characteristic	Fl( 3) W 20s.
Admiralty number	K1872
NGA number	8692
ARLHS number	AUS-202
Managing agent	Australian Maritime Safety Authority

South Neptune Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on South Neptune Islands within the Neptune Islands, near the entrance to Spencer Gulf in South Australia.

History

It was first lit on 1 November 1901. During the 1980s, a new tower was built to replace the original tower which was relocated to Port Adelaide to become part of the collection of the South Australian Maritime Museum. The lighthouse was converted to automatic operation in the early 1990s.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The remains of the first lighthouse, along with the attached keepers' cottages, store, outbuildings, island reserve, stone fences, stone rainwater tanks, and grave sites are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.^[6]

See also

• List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Australia

References

1. "South Neptune Island (2)". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
2. "Marine Board". South Australian Register. 4 May 1877. p. 7.
3. "General news, The proposed Neptunes Light House". The Advertiser. 5 August 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
4. "The South Neptune Lighthouse". The Register. 4 November 1901. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
5. Harry, Bruce (1987). "Conservation of the former Neptune Islands Lighthouse at Port Adelaide". ICCM Bulletin. Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material. 13 (1 & 2): 83. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
6. "South Neptune Island Lighthouse Complex (including Keepers' Cottages, Store, Outbuildings, the Island Reserve, Stone Fences, Stone Rainwater Tanks, Grave Sites & Foundations of the removed Lighthouse), Neptune Islands Conservation Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

External links

• Australian Maritime Safety Authority
• Shipwrecks and sea rescue: Lighthouses - increasing the coverage’ at SA Memory
• The personal experiences of a lighthouse keeper on South Neptune Island in 1959
• Lighthouse Collection at the South Australian Maritime Museum