Fitzroy Island Light, Navigational lighthouse on Fitzroy Island, Australia.
The concrete tower stands at the highest point of Fitzroy Island, providing guidance to vessels through the treacherous waters of the Great Barrier Reef.
The current lighthouse, constructed in 1973, replaced an earlier 1943 structure that utilized Morse code signals through synchronized rotating lens panels during wartime navigation.
The lighthouse site holds memories of 90 different keeper families who maintained the structure while living on this tropical island near Cairns.
Visitors can reach the lighthouse via a 3.6-kilometer return walking trail starting from Welcome Bay, offering multiple observation points along the route.
The structure's location on a former World War II radar station combines maritime safety functions with military historical significance in the Coral Sea region.
Location: Fitzroy Island
Location: Cairns Regional
Inception: January 1, 1973
GPS coordinates: -16.92295,146.00633
Latest update: March 2, 2025 23:09
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