Cape Cleveland Light, Heritage-listed lighthouse in Cape Cleveland, Australia
The Cape Cleveland Light features a white cylindrical tower with a red top, extending 11 meters into the sky at the northern tip of Cleveland Bay.
Built in 1879 under Colonial Architect F.D.G. Stanley's design, the lighthouse structure combines a timber frame with galvanized iron plates for its construction method.
The lighthouse played a strategic role during World War II as an observation post for Allied forces, with additional military structures constructed around the site.
The lighthouse operates on solar power and emits alternating red and white flashes every 7.5 seconds, visible up to 15 nautical miles in clear conditions.
The tower required lighthouse keepers to wind its clockwork mechanism every 75 minutes until 1926, when an acetylene gas lamp system replaced the original light source.
Location: Queensland
Inception: 1879
GPS coordinates: -19.18297,147.01540
Latest update: March 27, 2025 09:53
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