Cape Don Light
Cape Don Light has a focal height of 49.7 metres, a tower height of 36 metres and a range of 22 nautical miles. It was built in 1917.
- Focal height
- 49.7 metres
- Tower height
- 36 metres
- Range
- 22 nautical miles
- Built
- 1917
- Automated
- 1983
- Light characteristic
- Fl W 10s.
- Coordinates
- -11.30788, 131.76516
The Cape Don Light is a lighthouse located in Australia, specifically on the Cobourg Peninsula in the Northern Territory. It was built in 1917 and has a tower height of 36m with a focal height of 49.7m, allowing it to be seen from 22 nautical miles away. The lighthouse is situated at coordinates -11.307878, 131.765156.
Light and tower
It has a cylindrical tower on octagonal prism basement with balcony and lantern tower. The tower is built of reinforced concrete. Its daymark is unpainted tower, white lantern. The light has a focal height of 49.7 metres. The light has a range of 22 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is Fl W 10s. It carries a [[Chance Brothers]] 3rd order [[Fresnel lens]] lens. It was automated in 1983.
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- Name
- Cape Don Light
- Marking
- unpainted tower, white lantern
- Range Nm
- 22
- Lens Type
- [[Chance Brothers]] 3rd order [[Fresnel lens]]
- Year Built
- 1917
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical tower on octagonal prism basement with balcony and lantern
- Image Caption
- Cape Don Lightstation. One of the keeper's cottages visible to the right.
- Location Text
- [[Cobourg Peninsula]]<br />[[Northern Territory]]<br />[[Australia]]
- Focal Height M
- 49.7
- Tower Height M
- 36
- Year Automated
- 1983
- Intensity Candelas
- 260,000 [[candela|cd]]
- Light Characteristic
- Fl W 10s.
- Construction Material
- reinforced concrete tower