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Managing Organization:
Australian Maritime Safety Authority/Tasman National Park
Website: http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/natparks/tasman/index.html
Notes:
This is one of the world's highest lighthouses. A lens from this lighthouse is at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney. The lighthouse is located within Tasman National Park.
Tower Height: 95
Height of Focal Plane: 905
Characteristic and Range: White flash every 7.5 seconds, visible for 39 nautical miles.
Description of Tower: White conical cast iron tower.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1906
Date Present Tower Built: 1906
Date Automated: 1976
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
Access is extremely difficult; the lighthouse is best seen from the air.
Keepers: George Johnston (c. 1920)
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