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Albino Rock lighthouse

Location	Albino Rock, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	18°46′21″S 146°43′05″E / 18.77247°S 146.71803°E / -18.77247; 146.71803
Tower
Constructed	Unknown
Construction	concrete
Height	5 m (16 ft)
Shape	square
Light
Focal height	26 m (85 ft)
Intensity	15,000 candela
Range	15 mi (24 km)
Characteristic	Fl W 20s

Plans for the Albino Rock Lighthouse were published in 1940 with construction scheduled to begin the same year. The plans showed a 30-foot (9.1 m) tower with square white concrete standing at a base elevation of 96 feet (29 m). It was the last light to complete the chain along Northern Queensland to Torres Strait. 44 miles (71 km) to the north lay the Hinchinbrook Light, and 32 miles (51 km) to the south was Cape Cleveland Light. The light characteristic was white with three flashes every 20 seconds (Fl.W.20s), 15,000 candlepower, and 15 miles (24 km) visibility.

In 2012, after showing significant cracking and deterioration, the tower was completely demolished down to the concrete base and replaced with a fiberglass hexagonal tower. The former Fresnel lens is on display at the Townsville Maritime Museum.

Notes

1. ^ "The Townsville Daily Bulletin Tuesday, May 21, 1940". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 21 May 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
2. Poole, Danny. "Eborac Island & Albany Rock - CivilPlus Constructions Pty. Ltd". www.civilplus.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Northern and Central Queensland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 February 2022. "...the Townsville Maritime Museum...exhibits a collection of Fresnel lenses from the former...Albino Rock...lighthouses."

v t e Lighthouses of Queensland
South East Coast	Bulwer Island Cleveland Point Double Island Point Moreton Bay Pile New Caloundra Old Caloundra Point Cartwright Point Danger Point Lookout Moreton Island lighthouses Cape Moreton Comboyuro Point Cowan Cowan Point North Point Hummock Yellow Patch
Central Coast	Bustard Head Cape Capricorn Lady Elliot Island New Burnett Heads North Reef Old Burnett Heads Sandy Cape Sea Hill
North Coast	Albino Rock Bay Rock Cape Bowling Green Cape Cleveland Creal Reef Dent Island Flat Top Island Pine Islet
Far North Coast	Archer Point Fitzroy Island Grassy Hill Low Isles Wharton Reef
Torres Strait	Booby Island Eborac Island Goods Island Wyborn Reef
See also List of lighthouses in Australia

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