Wyborn Reef Light
Wyborn Reef Light has a focal height of 21 metres, a tower height of 20.5 metres and a range of 11 nautical miles. It was built in 1938.
- Focal height
- 21 metres
- Tower height
- 20.5 metres
- Range
- 11 nautical miles
- Built
- 1938
- Automated
- 1938
- Light characteristic
- Fl (4) WR 20s.
- Coordinates
- -10.81913, 142.77501
The Wyborn Reef Light is a lighthouse located in Australia, specifically on Albany Island in Queensland. It was built in 1938 and has a range of 11 nautical miles. The lighthouse can be found at coordinates -10.819133, 142.775006.
Light and tower
It has a square tower with balcony and lantern tower. The tower is built of stainless steel skeletal. Its daymark is white tower and lantern. The light has a focal height of 21 metres. The light has a range of 11 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is Fl (4) WR 20s. It carries a [[Chance Brothers]] 375 mm [[catadioptric]] lens. It was automated in 1938. It is managed by Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
Details
- Name
- Wyborn Reef Light
- Marking
- white tower and lantern
- Range Nm
- 11
- Lens Type
- [[Chance Brothers]] 375 mm [[catadioptric]]
- Foundation
- concrete piles
- Year Built
- 1938
- Description
- '''Wyborn Reef Light''' is an active lighthouse located at Wyborn Reef, formerly known as Y Reef, about southeast of Albany Island, east of the tip of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. It marks the entrance to the Albany Passage. The lighthouse was constructed in 1938 and upgraded in 1991 and 1995. The structure is a stainless steel tower with a fiberglass hut within the framework, carrying a lantern.
- Tower Shape
- square tower with balcony and lantern
- Image Caption
- Wyborn Reef Light aerial view
- Location Text
- [[Albany Island]]<br />[[Queensland]]<br />[[Australia]]
- Focal Height M
- 21
- Managing Agent
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority
- Tower Height M
- 20.5
- Year Automated
- 1938
- Intensity Candelas
- white: 3,300 [[candela|cd]]<br />red: 660 cd
- Light Characteristic
- Fl (4) WR 20s.
- Construction Material
- stainless steel skeletal tower