Palfrey Island Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Palfrey Island Lighthouse
The Palfrey Island Lighthouse stands 9 meters tall on a square concrete tower painted red. This structure reaches a focal height of 80 meters, emitting a white light that flashes once every 15 seconds. It is situated on a small island southwest of Lizard Island, approximately 30 kilometers from the Queensland mainland. This operational lighthouse has a geographic range of 22.6 nautical miles. While the island site is accessible to the public, the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse aids vessels navigating near Lizard Island, a key location within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, helping to ensure safe passage through this ecologically sensitive area.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 4 flashes
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 80m
- Geographic Range
- 22.6NM
Location
- City
- Cook Shire
- Country
- 🇦🇺Australia
- Region
- Queensland
- Sea Region
- small island off the southwest side of the larger Lizard Island, about 30 km off the mainland, Queensland, Australia
- Latitude
- -14.6963°
- Longitude
- 145.4498°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Lizard island(2.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- K3216
- NGA No.
- 9848
- ARLHS No.
- AUS-083
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square white concrete tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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