Cape Fourcroy Light is an active
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
located on
Cape Fourcroy
Cape Fourcroy is located at the western tip of Bathurst Island. Cyclone Tracy passed through here in December 1974. It is the location of Cape Fourcroy Light, an active lighthouse.
It is believed that the cape was named after Antoine François, c ...
, on the southwestern tip of
Bathurst Island,
Northern Territory
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,
Australia
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. The lighthouse marks the beginning of the route from the
Timor Sea
The Timor Sea ( id, Laut Timor, pt, Mar de Timor, tet, Tasi Mane or ) is a relatively shallow sea bounded to the north by the island of Timor, to the east by the Arafura Sea, and to the south by Australia.
The sea contains a number of reefs, ...
to
Darwin.
The lighthouse was constructed by the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service during the "Golden Age of Australian Lighthouses", between 1913 and 1920.
The
light characteristic
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shown is three white flashes, one every two seconds, repeating every 15 seconds (Fl.(3)W. 15s). It is visible for .
The site is open to the public, and tours are available from Darwin, but the tower is closed. It is operated by the
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
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.
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See also
* List of lighthouses in Australia
This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Australia.
Australia has a coastline of , with over 350 lighthouses and navigational aids around the Australian coastline, and a single inland lighthouse, the Point Malcolm lighthouse.
The firs ...
References
External links
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Picture of Cape Fourcroy Light
Lighthouses completed in the 20th century
Lighthouses in the Northern Territory
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