Lighthouses of Tasmania - Swan Island Lighthouse Musselroe Bay, Tasmania, Australia
By
Team MavEtJu on 15-Oct-16. Waypoint GA8526
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| Coordinates: | S40° 43.795' E148° 7.445' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 594922E 5490616N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 19 m |
| Local Government Area: | Dorset |
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Description
Lighthouses of Tasmania - Swan Island Lighthouse
The tower of the Swan Island Lighthouse was the first established in Bass Strait and is now the oldest tower under Federal control. The staircase is unique in that it is suspended off the central column where all other Tasmanian Lighthouse staircases are suspended off the tower wall. The lantern revolves in an anti-clockwise direction, and along with a Victorian light are believe to be only ones in the southern hemisphere to turn this way.
Height: 27 meters
Elevation: 30 meters
Pattern: Flashing (1) every 7.5 seconds
Range: 20 nautical miles / 37 km
Photo: AMSA
Fun fact: The island was found to be more infested with snakes than swans with a keeper in 1930 reporting that he killed 1,000 in that year. More recent reports claim that one a day 'would be about average'.
For more information, see Swan Island Lighthouse at lighthouses.org.au.
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