Shark Island Light is an active
pile lighthouse located just north of
Shark Island Shark Island may refer to:
Places
*Cocos Island, Costa Rica
*Shark Island, Namibia, off the coast of Namibia
*Shark Island Concentration Camp, at Shark Island, Namibia
*Shark Island (Port Jackson), in Sydney Harbour, Australia
*Shark Island (Cronu ...
, an island in
Sydney Harbour
Port Jackson, consisting of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, is the ria or natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The harbour is an inlet of the Tasman Sea (p ...
,
New South Wales,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. Its light is only visible on in the
fairway
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* Fairway (golf), part of a golf course
*Fairway (navigation), a part of a water body with navigable channel
*Fairway (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse
*Fairway, Gauteng, South Africa
*Fairway, Kansas, United States
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of the harbour, between Shark Point and
Point Piper.
Site operation
The light is operated by the Sydney Ports Corporation, while the site is managed by the
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water as part of the
Sydney Harbour National Park
The Sydney Harbour National Park is an Australian national park comprising parts of Port Jackson, Sydney and its foreshores and various islands. The national park lies in New South Wales and was created progressively, from 1975.
The national ...
.
Visiting
The lighthouse itself is only accessible by boat, and it is closed to the public. However, it is visible from Shark Island at close range. The island itself is open to the public, but capacity is limited and reservations are required.
See also
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List of lighthouses in Australia
References
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External links
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Lighthouses completed in 1913
Lighthouses in Sydney
1913 establishments in Australia
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