Point Lookout Light, Maritime navigation aid in Point Lookout, Queensland, Australia.
Point Lookout Light is a concrete lighthouse in Queensland that stands 4.9 meters (16 feet) tall with white exterior walls. The beacon emits three white flashes every 15 seconds and can be seen across Moreton Bay.
The lighthouse began operations in 1932 after maritime planning for this location had started in the 19th century. Its construction was part of a longer strategy to improve safety across Moreton Bay.
The headland lies in Quandamooka sea country, and the 1932 lighthouse was the first building at Point Lookout. Its gas cylinders were stored on the beach below, which took the name Cylinder Beach from that use.
The lighthouse stands on Point Lookout headland on North Stradbroke Island, reached via the island's roads from the ferry terminals. The 4.9-metre white concrete tower is small and close to the point's walking tracks. Its three white flashes every 15 seconds run continuously, so the signal is visible by day as well as at night.
The 1932 light ran on acetylene gas from a carbide lamp, and the gas cylinders were stored in a hut by the nearby beach. That beach took its name, Cylinder Beach, from this storage hut, so the lighthouse's first fuel supply is remembered in the name of the sand below it.
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