North Solitary Island 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 ...

North Solitary Island North Solitary Island is one of the largest islands found off the New South Wales coast and inside the continental shelf. It is located 40 km north-east of Coffs Harbour and about 13 km east-south-east of Wooli. The island is divided in ...

, a large island off the coast of

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. The light is located on the summit of the island which is on the northern section of the island. The light shows two white flashes every ten seconds, emitted from a lamp on top of a fiberglass hut with no lantern. It is

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ed and totally automated. The light is operated by the

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, while the site is managed by the New South Wales Maritime Parks Authority as part of the

Solitary Islands Marine Park Solitary Islands Marine Park (SIMP) is a marine park in New South Wales State waters, Australia. It adjoins the Solitary Islands Marine Reserve (Commonwealth Waters) and was declared under the ''Marine Parks Act 1997 (NSW)'' in January 19 ...

. It is inaccessible to the public.

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Lighthouses completed in 1975 Lighthouses in New South Wales 1975 establishments in Australia {{NewSouthWales-struct-stub

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