Penguin Island Lighthouse

Penguin Island Lighthouse was a lighthouse located on Penguin Island at the north end of Rivoli Bay in South Australia.[1]

Penguin Island Lighthouse
Penguin Island including abandoned lighthouse tower as viewed from Cape Martin, South Australia
Penguin Island Lighthouse
South Australia
LocationPenguin Island
South Australia
Australia
Coordinates37°29′52.8″S 140°0′49.4″E
Year first lit1878[1]
Automated1918[1]
Deactivated1960[1]
Constructionstone tower[2]
Tower shapecylindrical tower, lantern removed
Tower height10.8 metres (35 ft)[1]
Focal height24 metres (79 ft) [1]
Light sourceacetylene
Intensity30,000 cd[1]
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFI (4) W 12s.[1]
ARLHS numberAUS-125
Managing agentAustralian Maritime Safety Authority

It was first lit on 1 October 1878. In 1960, the lighthouse was decommissioned to allow the transfer of the light's apparatus to a new lighthouse on Cape Martin to the immediate north.[1][3][4] In 1904, John Hendry, head keeper of the lighthouse, was lost at sea and presumed drowned.[5]

See also

References
  1. "The old Penguin Island Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Australia Inc. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. "Penguin Island". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. "Penguin Island Lighthouse". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  4. Parsons, Ronald (1985), Lighthouses of South Australia, R. Parsons, p. 11, ISBN 978-0-909418-35-9
  5. "Penguin Island drowning case". The Register. 28 October 1904. Retrieved 1 April 2015.


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