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East Vernon Light is an active
lighthouse in the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...
of
Australia located in the
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 high. The current red lighthouse was built on the same piles.
The ]light characteristic
A light characteristic is all of the properties that make a particular navigational light identifiable. Graphical and textual descriptions of navigational light sequences and colours are displayed on nautical charts and in Light Lists with the cha ...
shown is a flash every five seconds, with a different color 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 while the white light is visible for .[''List of Lights'']
The site is accessible by boat and the tower is closed to the public. The light is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is an Australian statutory authority responsible for the regulation and safety oversight of Australia's shipping fleet and management of Australia's international maritime obligations. The authority ...
.
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 ...
Notes
References
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Lighthouses completed in the 20th century
Lighthouses in the Northern Territory
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