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Album name: | Clydee / AU - New South Wales |
Current status (active, not active, museum etc): | Active |
Construction details (year of built, shape etc): | Year first constructed 1908 ... Year first lit 1924 ... Foundation piles Construction concrete ... Tower shape octagonal, lantern, two galleries ... Markings / pattern white |
Height of the tower, m: | Height 36 feet (11 m) ... Focal height 31 feet (9.4 m) |
Light Description (light sectors, colour of the light, number of flashes etc): | Characteristic green light occulting once every 3s |
Range, nm: | Range 9 nautical miles (17 km) |
Any other comments: | It is constructed from concrete bottom (originally known as the "gas house") with a copper top and a wooden stakes skirt. It was originally gas powered (probably a carbide lamp), and was later converted to solar power. |
Coordinates (in any format): | 33 50???30.47???S 151 16???18.52???E |
Displayed: | 583 times |
Date added: | May 31, 2012 |
DateTime Original: | 2012:05:27 13:13:23 |
Keywords: | Offshore / Sydney / Australia / New South Wales |
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