Cape Spencer Lighthouse is a
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.
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in the Australian state of
South Australia
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located on
Cape Spencer on the
Yorke Peninsula in gazetted locality of
Inneston. The
navigation aid
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was originally established as an automatic beacon which was first lit in late 1950, was established after a lengthy period of lobbying of the Australian government. The automatic beacon was replaced in 1975 by an automatic lighthouse facility.
See also
*
List of lighthouses in Australia
References
External links
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Lighthouses in South Australia
Lighthouses completed in 1975
1950 establishments in Australia
Spencer Gulf
Investigator Strait
Yorke Peninsula
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