Cape Baily Light is an active lighthouse located at Cape Baily, a headland at the south side of the entrance to Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia. The light serves to help north-bound shipping hug the coast to avoid the strong southerly currents further out to sea.
 Cape Baily Light, 2007 | |
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| Location | Kurnell New South Wales Australia |
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| Coordinates | 34°2′6.56″S 151°13′20.05″E / 34.0351556°S 151.2222361°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1950 |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 9.1 metres (30 ft) |
| Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Operator | National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales) |
| Heritage | listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 54.9 metres (180 ft) |
| Intensity | 1,200 candela |
| Range | 13 nautical miles (24 km)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) W 16s.[2] |
History
editThe light was first considered in 1931 but only constructed in 1950. Its lantern enclosure was taken from an unknown late-19th-century lighthouse. It is currently solar powered.
Site operation
editThe light is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, while the site is managed by Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water as part of the Botany Bay National Park.
Visiting
editThe site is open, and accessible by a hike of about 2.5 hours round trip from the end of Solander Road in Kurnell, but the tower is closed.
See also
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References
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editGeneral references
edit- List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. 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. 131.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Southern New South Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- "The Cape Baily Light at the entrance to Botany Bay". Lighthouses of New South Wales. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
- Searle, Garry. "Cape Baily". Lighthouses of New South Wales. SeaSide Lights.
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