East Vernon Light
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East Vernon Light is an active lighthouse in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the Clarence Strait on the southern coast of East Vernon Island. The lighthouse guards the northeastern approach to Darwin.
History
The original lighthouse was constructed by the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service during the "Golden Age of Australian Lighthouses", between 1913 and 1920. It was a square skeletal tower with a lantern and a gallery, about 70 feet (21 m) high. The current red lighthouse was built on the same piles.
The light characteristic shown is a flash every five seconds, with a different colour depending on the direction: white on 250°-042° and -094°, red on -088° and green on -105°. The light is obscured elsewhere (Fl.W.R.G. 5s). The red and green lights are visible for 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) while the white light is visible for 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi).
The site is accessible by boat and the tower is closed to the public. The light is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
See also
Notes
- Rowlett, Russ. . The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 188.
- Komesaroff, Michael B. (May 1977). "The Golden Age of Australian Lighthouses". The Victorian Historical Journal. 48 (2). reprinted in . Lighthouses of Australia Inc Bulletin (5). September 2003. Archived from on 3 November 2010.
- . australiaoncd.com.au. Archived from on 3 March 2011.