Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse

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Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse is a historic coastal navigation lighthouse located on the breakwater at Wollongong Harbour in New South Wales, Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal navigation aid
heritage-listed lighthouse
lighthouse
access accessible via the breakwater
category Buildings and structures in Wollongong
Coastal infrastructure in Australia
Lighthouses in New South Wales
city City of Wollongong NERFINISHED
colour white
constructionMethod riveted iron plates
constructionStartYear 1871
continent Australia
coordinates approximately -34.424° S 150.903° E
country Australia
era 19th-century Australian architecture
focalHeight approximately 19 metres
hasFeature balcony
lantern
hasNearbyStructure Wollongong Head Lighthouse NERFINISHED
height approximately 12 metres
heritageStatus heritage-listed with Wollongong City Council
listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register
historicSignificance important example of 19th-century lighthouse engineering in New South Wales
one of the earliest iron plate lighthouses in Australia
laterLightSource electric light
lightCharacteristic flashing white light
lightRange approximately 10 nautical miles
locatedIn Illawarra region NERFINISHED
New South Wales
Wollongong NERFINISHED
Wollongong Harbour NERFINISHED
locatedOn Pacific Ocean coast
Wollongong breakwater NERFINISHED
managingAuthority Transport for NSW NERFINISHED
material cast iron plates
wrought iron
originalLightSource oil lamp
owner Government of New South Wales NERFINISHED
purpose to guide coastal shipping
to mark the entrance to Wollongong Harbour
region Illawarra NERFINISHED
state New South Wales
status active navigation aid
tourism local tourist attraction
towerShape cylindrical tower
tapered cylindrical tower
yearCompleted 1872

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Wollongong Harbour isAssociatedWith Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse
Stuart Park, Wollongong nearbyAttraction Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse
this entity surface form: Wollongong lighthouse precinct
Flagstaff Hill hasNearbyStructure Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse
this entity surface form: Old Wollongong Harbour Breakwater Lighthouse
Belmore Basin adjacentTo Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse
this entity surface form: Wollongong Lighthouse