Cape Borda Lightstation

Cape Borda

Cape Borda Lighthouse
South Australia
Location Kangaroo Island
South Australia
Australia
Coordinates 35°45′09.9″S 136°35′35.7″E / 35.752750°S 136.593250°E / -35.752750; 136.593250Coordinates: 35°45′09.9″S 136°35′35.7″E / 35.752750°S 136.593250°E / -35.752750; 136.593250
Year first lit 1858[1]
Automated 1989[1]
Construction stone tower[1]
Tower shape square prism tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern, red balcony rail
Height 10 metres (33 ft)[1]
Focal height 155 metres (509 ft)[1]
Light source mains power[1]
Intensity 170,000 cd[1]
Range 21 nautical miles (39 km)[1]
Characteristic Fl (4) 20s.[1]
Admiralty number K2008[2]
NGA number 8152[2]
ARLHS number AUS-021[2]
Managing agent Australian Maritime Safety Authority[1]

Cape Borda Lightstation is a lighthouse in South Australia located at Cape Borda on Kangaroo Island.

History

It was built in 1858 and is the third oldest remaining and only square stone lighthouse in South Australia. The Lighthouse was built to guide ships travelling along the Roaring Forties trade route heading into the Investigator Strait towards Port Adelaide. Originally there was no road linking Cape Borda to the rest of Kangaroo Island and all supplies had to be hauled up from ships via a steep steel railway at a nearby cove known as Harvey's Return then taken to the lighthouse every three months.[1]

Its focal plane is situated at a height of 155 metres (509 ft), the light characteristic is a group of four white flashes that occurs every 20 seconds. The lightstation was automated in 1989 and is still fully operational. In 1999 the original fog signal cannon was restored, today it is fired daily at 12:30 hours.[1]

Today

The lightstation and surrounding cottages are looked after by the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources while the top floor of the lightstation and the light itself is the property of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Visitors are able to go on tours of the lighthouse and stay in the surrounding cottages.[1]

The lighthouse is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[3]

See also


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "The Cape Borda Lighthouse on Kangaroo Island". Lighthouses of Australia Inc (LoA Inc). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: South Australia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ↑ "Cape Borda Lighthouse (originally 'Flinders Light') and Keepers' Cottages, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.


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