Cape Tourville Lighthouse

The Cape Tourville Lighthouse is an unmanned, automatic lighthouse built in 1971 by private contractors (Hurburgh and Olbrich).[2] The road was constructed through virgin eucalypt forest, along with the powerline, with minimal disruption to the National Park. The top of the granite headland was levelled by blasting to provide the base for the lighthouse and parking area.

Cape Tourville Lighthouse
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LocationFreycinet Peninsula
Tasmania
Australia
Coordinates42°07′21.6″S 148°20′34.8″E / 42.122667°S 148.343000°E / -42.122667; 148.343000
Tower
Constructed1971
Constructionconcrete tower
Height11 feet (3.4 m)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
OperatorAustralian Maritime Safety Authority[1]
Light
Focal height126 feet (38 m)
Intensity160,000 cd
Range28 nautical miles (52 km; 32 mi)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 10s.

This lighthouse was built at the same time as the new lighthouse at Point Home, near Triabunna, to provide better guidance for the bulk carriers carrying wood chips from the Triabunna wood chip mill.

It replaced the Cape Forestier Lighthouse which had been situated nearby on another headland jutting off the Freycinet Peninsula known as Lemon Rock.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Cape Tourville Lighthouse Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Tasmania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. ^ "The Cape Tourville Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Tasmania. Lighthouses of Australia Inc. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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