Albino Rock lighthouse
Albino Rock lighthouse was based on plans from 1940 with construction beginning in the same year.[1] The 30-foot (9.1 m) tower was square white concrete and stood at a base elevation of 96 feet (29 m).[1] It was the last light to complete the chain along Northern Queensland to Torres Strait.[1] 44 miles (71 km) to the north lay the Hinchinbrook Light, and 32 miles (51 km) to the south was Cape Cleveland Light.[1] The light characteristic was white with three flashes every 20 seconds (Fl.W.20s), 15,000 candlepower, and 15 miles (24 km) visibility.[1] The light is no longer operational, while the Fresnel lens is in the Townsville Maritime Museum.[2]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 "The Townsville Daily Bulletin Tuesday, May 21, 1940.". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 21 May 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Queensland's East Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2011-12-27. "...the Townsville Maritime Museum...exhibits a collection of Fresnel lenses from the former...Albino Rock...lighthouses."
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Coordinates: 18°46′12″S 146°43′09″E / 18.7701°S 146.7192°E
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