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Album name: | Clydee / AU - New South Wales |
Rating (1 votes): | (Show details) |
Current status (active, not active, museum etc): | Active |
Construction details (year of built, shape etc): | Year first constructed 1818 ... Year first lit 1883 ... Automated 1976 |
Height of the tower, m: | Height 26 metres (85 ft) ... Focal height 105 metres (344 ft) |
Light Description (light sectors, colour of the light, number of flashes etc): | Original lens 1st order sixteen sided Fresnel lens (1883) ... Current lens 1st order bivalve Fresnel lens (1933) Intensity 800,000 cd Characteristic Fl.(2) W. 10s |
Range, nm: | Intensity 800,000 cd ... Range 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) ... Characteristic Fl.(2) W. 10s |
Any other comments: | On July 11, 1816, the foundation for the first lighthouse was laid by Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales, who called it Macquarie Tower. It was designed by Francis Greenway, a famous convict architect, under the instructions of Macquarie, and |
Coordinates (in any format): | 33 51???S 151 17???E |
Displayed: | 333 times |
Date added: | May 31, 2012 |
DateTime Original: | 2012:05:31 13:05:30 |
Keywords: | Macquarie / New South Wales / Sydney / Australia |
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