Browse Island Lighthouse
Fl (2) White 6s🇦🇺Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley, AUOperational
Location & Light Range
About Browse Island Lighthouse
A white, octagonal cylindrical concrete tower 11 meters tall stands on Browse Island. First lit in 1945, this lighthouse emits a white flash every 6 seconds. Its focal plane reaches 35 meters above sea level, providing a geographic range of 16.2 nautical miles. The tower's construction material is concrete. This light station is located about 275 kilometers northeast of Derby in the Timor Sea.
Why it matters: The lighthouse guides vessels navigating the remote Timor Sea, providing a critical reference point in an area with few other navigational aids.
Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl (2) White 6s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 35m
- Geographic Range
- 16.2NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1945
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Ichthys(22.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- Q1642
- NGA No.
- 9504
- ARLHS No.
- AUS-308
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: octagonal cylindrical white concrete tower
Location
- City
- Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
- Country
- 🇦🇺Australia
- Region
- Western Australia
- Sea Region
- Timor Sea, about 275 km northeast of Derby
- Latitude
- -14.1085°
- Longitude
- 123.5484°
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