Cape Wickham Lighthouse
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Cape Wickham Lighthouse is a historic, tall stone lighthouse on King Island in Bass Strait, Australia, known for guiding ships through one of the country's most treacherous maritime passages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Wickham Lighthouse canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage-listed lighthouse
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ |
| associatedWith | shipwrecks in Bass Strait ⓘ |
| automated | yes ⓘ |
| automatedSince | 1918 ⓘ |
| builtBy | Colonial Government of Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Victorian era ⓘ |
| category | 19th-century lighthouse in Australia ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1857 ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | coursed stone masonry ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentStatus | active lighthouse ⓘ |
| designedBy | Tasmanian public works engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focalHeight | about 85 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasBalcony | yes ⓘ |
| hasLantern | yes ⓘ |
| height |
48 metres
ⓘ
about 157 feet ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List
ⓘ
listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register ⓘ |
| historicSignificance | important aid to navigation in one of Australia’s most dangerous sea passages ⓘ |
| is |
one of the tallest lighthouses in the Southern Hemisphere
ⓘ
tallest lighthouse in Australia ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| lightRange | about 24 nautical miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bass Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cape Wickham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | King Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgent | Australian Maritime Safety Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marking | unpainted stone tower ⓘ |
| navigationArea | western approaches to Bass Strait ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Cape Wickham Links golf course NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the tallest stone lighthouse in Australia ⓘ |
| officialLightingDate | 1861-11-01 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalLensType | first-order Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| ownership | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar power ⓘ |
| purpose |
to guide ships through Bass Strait
ⓘ
to warn ships of hazards around King Island ⓘ |
| region | north of King Island ⓘ |
| state | Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction on King Island ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1861 ⓘ |
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