Cape Bruny Lighthouse
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Cape Bruny Lighthouse is a historic coastal lighthouse on Tasmania’s Bruny Island, known as one of Australia’s oldest surviving lighthouses and a prominent maritime navigation landmark.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage-listed lighthouse
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lighthouse ⓘ maritime navigation aid ⓘ |
| architect | John Lee Archer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1838 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1836 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1996 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
attached keeper’s quarters nearby
ⓘ
gallery balcony ⓘ lantern room ⓘ |
| height |
about 43 feet
ⓘ
approximately 13 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
historic lighthouse
ⓘ
listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register ⓘ |
| inception | 1838 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia's southern coast
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Bruny Island NERFINISHED ⓘ D'Entrecasteaux Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ South Bruny National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ continent of Australia ⓘ state of Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Australian Eastern Standard Time
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UTC+10 ⓘ UTC+11 during daylight saving time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lighthouse Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Bruny Island coastline ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Cape Bruny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern tip of Bruny Island ⓘ |
| managedBy | Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
sandstone
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stone ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| officialOpeningDate | 1838-03-10 ⓘ |
| operator | Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOperator | Colonial Government of Van Diemen's Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
to guide ships navigating the D'Entrecasteaux Channel
ⓘ
to improve maritime safety around southern Tasmania ⓘ to reduce shipwrecks on Tasmania’s south coast ⓘ |
| regionServed |
approaches to Hobart via D'Entrecasteaux Channel
ⓘ
southern Tasmanian coastal waters ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| significance |
important maritime navigation landmark in southern Tasmania
ⓘ
one of the oldest surviving lighthouses in Australia ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned as an active lighthouse ⓘ |
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