:Point Danger Light
{{Short description|Lighthouse in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{About|a lighthouse in Australia|the lighthouse in South Africa|Danger Point Lighthouse}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
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{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = Point Danger Light
| image = Point Danger lighthouse.jpg
| caption = Point Danger Light
| location = Point Danger
Queensland
Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|28|09|54.09|S|153|33|02.63|E|display=inline,title}}
| yearbuilt = 1971{{harvnb|Rowlett}}, {{harvnb|NSW Maritime}}. {{harvnb|Searle}} states 1970.
| yearlit =
| automated = 1971
| yeardeactivated =
| foundation =
| construction = concrete tower
| shape = four rectangular pillars with a bronze sculpture suspended between them
| marking = white columns, floodlit
| height = {{convert|67|ft}}{{harvnb|Searle}} and List of Lights. {{harvnb|Rowlett}} states {{convert|66|ft}}.
| focalheight = {{convert|146|ft}}
| lens =
| currentlens =
| intensity =
| range = {{convert|11|nmi}}List of Lights. {{harvnb|NSW Maritime}} states 10 nmi. {{harvnb|Lighthouses of Australia Inc}} and {{harvnb|Maizels|1998}} list 18 nmi based on an AMSA plaque shown in {{harvnb|Maizels|1998b}}.
| characteristic = Fl (2) W 10s.
| fogsignal =
| racon =
| managingagent = Transport for NSW
}}
Point Danger Light, also known as the Captain Cook Memorial Light, is an active lighthouse located on Point Danger, a headland between Coolangatta and Tweed Heads, marking the border between Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. It lays claim to be the first lighthouse in the world to experiment with laser as a light source.{{sfn|Lighthouses of Australia Inc}}
History
Point Danger Light was the third of a group of seven concrete towers erected between 1964 and 1979 in Queensland, in order of erection Cape Capricorn Light, New Caloundra Light, itself, New Burnett Heads Light, Fitzroy Island Light, Point Cartwright Light and Archer Point Light.{{sfn|QHR31351}} Constructed in 1971, it commemorates the bicentennial of Captain Cook's first voyage, and specifically the voyage along the east coast of Australia in 1770.{{sfn|NSW Maritime}} It was first exhibited on 18 April 1971.{{sfn|Maizels|1998b}}
The original light source was an experimental laser-based light,{{sfn|Maizels|1998b}} and the lighthouse may very well be the first in the world to experiment with this light source. However, the experiment failed.{{sfn|Lighthouses of Australia Inc}} The laser was too narrow to be easily seen by ships.{{cite news |last=Border |first=Cathy |date=8 February 2021 |title=Point Danger lighthouse redevelopment to be completed by December |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-08/point-danger-lighthouse-work-to-be-completed-by-december/13117558 |work=ABC News |access-date=26 December 2023}} The light source was replaced in 1975 by a regular electric lamp.{{sfn|Maizels|1998b}}
Current display
The light characteristic shown is two white flashes every ten seconds (Fl.(2)W. 10s), visible at 170°-330°List of Lights. for {{convert|11|nmi}}. The light source is an electric lamp, fed by a battery float charged from the mains electricity.{{sfn|Lighthouses of Australia Inc}}{{sfn|Maizels|1998b}}
Structures
The lighthouse is constructed of four concrete columns, marked with the four cardinal directions, and a bronze sculpture hung between the columns.{{sfn|Rowlett}}
Also, near-by is a one-story building housing the Marine Rescue NSW Point Danger station.{{sfn|Rowlett}}
Site operation and visiting
The light is operated by Transport for NSW.{{harvnb|NSW Maritime}}
The site is accessible, but the tower is closed to the public.{{sfn|Rowlett}}
See also
{{Portal|Queensland|Engineering}}
Notes
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References
{{commons category|Point Danger Lighthouse}}
{{Refbegin|33em}}
- {{cite ngall|111|2009|128}}
- {{cite rowlett|qld|accessdate=14 November 2010}}
- {{cite loa|QLD|Point%20Danger|The Point Danger Lighthouse|date=6 August 2003}}
- {{cite QHR|31351|Caloundra Lighthouses|602746|accessdate=13 July 2015}}
- {{cite sslidx|QLD}}
- {{Cite web |url= http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/mpd/lighthouses.html |title=Lighthouse Lights – NSW Maritime |work=maritime.nsw.gov.au |access-date=3 October 2010|ref={{sfnRef|NSW Maritime}}}}
- {{Cite web |url= http://www.maizels.nu/lights/qld/point_danger/ |title=Grant and Tracey's Lighthouse Pages – N.S.W./Queensland border – Point Danger |first=Grant and Tracey |last=Maizels |work=maizels.nu |access-date=5 January 2011|year=1998}}
- {{Cite web |url= http://www.maizels.nu/lights/qld/point_danger/plaque.html |title=Grant and Tracey's Lighthouse Pages – NSW – Point Danger Light – Plaque |first=Grant and Tracey |last=Maizels |work=maizels.nu |access-date=5 January 2011|year=1998b}}
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{{Lighthouses of Queensland}}
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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1971
Category:Lighthouses in Queensland
Category:Lighthouses in New South Wales