Point Danger Light

Point Danger Light
Place:	Point Danger , Queensland , Australia
Location:	Queensland , Australia
Geographical location:	28 ° 9 '54.1 " S , 153 ° 33' 2.6" E Coordinates: 28 ° 9 '54.1 " S , 153 ° 33' 2.6" E
Fire carrier height :	20th
Fire height :	44.5
Identifier :	Fl. (2) W. 10s
Scope knows:	11 nm (20.4 km )
Construction time:	1971
International ordinal number:	Admiralty : K2845 ; NGA : 111-5868 ; ARLHS : AUS-132

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Point Danger Light (also Captain Cook Memorial Light ) is a lighthouse about 120 km from Brisbane on Point Danger , a headland between Coolangatta , Queensland and Tweed Heads , New South Wales , which forms the border between these two states of Australia . It is said to be the first lighthouse in the world on which laser beams were used for lighting .

history

Point Danger Light was the third in a group of seven reinforced concrete lighthouses that were built in Queensland between 1964 and 1979; in the order of construction these were Cape Capricorn Light , New Caloundra Light , Point Danger Light, New Burnett Heads Light , Fitzroy Island Light , Point Cartwright Light and Archer Point Light . The structure was built in 1971. The structure commemorates the bicentenary of James Cook's first voyage to the South Sea and in particular his journey along the east coast of Australia in 1770. The lighthouse was put into operation on April 18, 1971.

The original light source was an experimental laser-based light; Point Danger Light was among the first, maybe even the first, to use laser light. However, the experiment did not bring the desired success, so in 1975 the light source was replaced by an ordinary electrically operated lamp.

Beacon

The identification of the lighthouse shows two flashes with a repetition rate of ten seconds (Fl. (2) W. 10s), which are visible from 170 ° to 330 ° and have a range of eleven nautical miles . indicates ten nautical miles, The Point Danger Lighthouse ( English ) In: Queensland Lighthouses . Lighthouses of Australia Inc. August 6, 2003. Retrieved February 5, 2011. and Grant and Tracey Maizels: Grant and Tracey's Lighthouse Pages - NSW / Queensland border - Point Danger . In: maizels.nu . 1998. Accessed on September 20, 2012. quote 18 nautical miles with reference to a plaque attached by the AMSA . The light source is an electric lamp that is fed by a battery and receives its mains voltage by trickle charging from the mains .

Building

The lighthouse consists of reinforced concrete columns pointing in the four cardinal directions , between which a bronze sculpture is suspended. Next to the lighthouse is a one-story Marine Rescue NSW building , the Point Danger Station . The tower has a height of around 20 m.

The lighthouse is operated by NSW Maritime . The lighthouse area can be entered, but access to the tower is closed to the public.

literature

Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Australia: Queensland's East Coast ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved November 14, 2010.
Caloundra Lighthouses (ID: 602746). In: Queensland Heritage Register. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.
Garry Searle: List of Lighthouses - Queensland. In: Lighthouses of Australia . SeaSide Lights, accessed September 20, 2012 .

Web links

Commons : Point Danger Lighthouse - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

^ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Australia: Queensland's East Coast. and The Point Danger Lighthouse ( English ) In: Queensland Lighthouses . Lighthouses of Australia Inc. August 6, 2003. Retrieved February 5, 2011. State the Australian Maritime Safety Authority as the operator. However, the latter publications are from 2003 and Lighthouse Lights - NSW Maritime . In: maritime.nsw.gov.au . Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012. Indicates that some lighthouses were transferred in 2004.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c ^d Rowlett: Lighthouses of Australia: Queensland's East Coast.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Lighthouse Lights - NSW Maritime . In: maritime.nsw.gov.au . Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012 .; at Garry Searle: List of Lighthouses - Queensland. In: Lighthouses of Australia . SeaSide Lights, accessed September 20, 2012 . found in 1970.
↑ ^a ^b ^c The Point Danger Lighthouse ( English ) In: Queensland Lighthouses . Lighthouses of Australia Inc. August 6, 2003. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
↑ Caloundra Lighthouses (ID: 602746). In: Queensland Heritage Register. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, accessed January 5, 2019.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Grant and Tracey Maizels: Grant and Tracey's Lighthouse Pages - NSW - Point Danger Light - Plaque . In: maizels.nu . 1998b. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
↑ ^a ^b List of Lights, Pub. 111, The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental USA and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 128.
^ Grant and Tracey Maizels: Grant and Tracey's Lighthouse Pages - NSW - Point Danger Light - Plaque . In: maizels.nu . 1998b. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
^ Garry Searle: List of Lighthouses - Queensland. In: Lighthouses of Australia . SeaSide Lights, accessed September 20, 2012 . indicates 67 feet ; Rowlett: Lighthouses of Australia: Queensland's East Coast. calls 66 feet.

[9] Rowlett: Lighthouses of Australia: Queensland's East Coast. and The Point Danger Lighthouse ( English ) In: Queensland Lighthouses . Lighthouses of Australia Inc. August 6, 2003. Retrieved February 5, 2011. State the Australian Maritime Safety Authority as the operator. However, the latter publications are from 2003 and Lighthouse Lights - NSW Maritime . In: maritime.nsw.gov.au . Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012. Indicates that some lighthouses were transferred in 2004.

[Rowlett-1] A ^b ^c ^d Rowlett: Lighthouses of Australia: Queensland's East Coast.

[maritime.nsw.gov-2] Lighthouse Lights - NSW Maritime . In: maritime.nsw.gov.au . Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012 .; at Garry Searle: List of Lighthouses - Queensland. In: Lighthouses of Australia . SeaSide Lights, accessed September 20, 2012 . found in 1970.

[loa-3] The Point Danger Lighthouse ( English ) In: Queensland Lighthouses . Lighthouses of Australia Inc. August 6, 2003. Retrieved February 5, 2011.

[4] Caloundra Lighthouses (ID: 602746). In: Queensland Heritage Register. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, accessed January 5, 2019.

[Maizels1998b-5] Grant and Tracey Maizels: Grant and Tracey's Lighthouse Pages - NSW - Point Danger Light - Plaque . In: maizels.nu . 1998b. Retrieved September 20, 2012.

[LoL-6] List of Lights, Pub. 111, The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental USA and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 128.

[7] Grant and Tracey Maizels: Grant and Tracey's Lighthouse Pages - NSW - Point Danger Light - Plaque . In: maizels.nu . 1998b. Retrieved September 20, 2012.

[height-8] Garry Searle: List of Lighthouses - Queensland. In: Lighthouses of Australia . SeaSide Lights, accessed September 20, 2012 . indicates 67 feet ; Rowlett: Lighthouses of Australia: Queensland's East Coast. calls 66 feet.