Currie Lighthouse
Currie harbour on King Island
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 Currie Lighthouse
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Currie King Island Tasmania Australia |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′46.4″S 143°50′32.4″E / 39.929556°S 143.842333°ECoordinates: 39°55′46.4″S 143°50′32.4″E / 39.929556°S 143.842333°E |
| Year first constructed | 1879 |
| Deactivated | 1989-1995 |
| Construction | wrought iron skeletal tower |
| Tower shape | square pyramidal tower with central cylinder balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and lantern |
| Height | 21 metres (69 ft) |
| Focal height | 46 metres (151 ft) |
| Light source | mains power |
| Range | 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 6.5s. |
| Admiralty number | K2189 |
| NGA number | 6928 |
| ARLHS number | AUS-063 |
| Managing agent | King Island Council |
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Currie Lighthouse was built following agitation by Archibald Currie and others for a lighthouse at Currie Harbour, Currie, Tasmania in 1879. Planned and fabricated by Chance Brothers in England, it was devised as a 21-metre (69 ft)-tall square pyramidal truss iron tower with an iron cylinder centered inside and then shipped to Tasmania to be erected. After an inactive period from 1989 to 1995, the light is now active again. The light characteristic is "Fl. 6 s", i.e. one flash every six seconds. The lightsource's focal plane is situated 46 metres (151 ft) above sea level. The adjacent keeper's house was turned into a museum in 1980.
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