Cape Capricorn Light

Cape Capricorn Light
Cape Capricorn Light, 2008
LocationCape Capricorn
Queensland
Australia
Coordinates23°29′11.1″S 151°14′12.4″E / 23.486417°S 151.236778°E / -23.486417; 151.236778
Tower
Constructed1875 (first)
1936 (second)
Constructionconcrete blocks
Height23 feet (7.0 m)
Shapesquare prism chamfered corners tower with balcony and no lantern
Markingswhite tower
Power sourcesolar power 
OperatorAustralian Maritime Safety Authority
Heritagelisted on the Queensland Heritage Register 
Light
First lit1964 (current)
Focal height305 feet (93 m)
Rangewhite: 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)
red: 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)
CharacteristicFl WR 5s

Cape Capricorn Light is an active heritage-listed lighthouse located on Cape Capricorn, a coastal headland on the northeast point of Curtis Island, in Gladstone Region, Central Queensland, Australia. The lighthouse, constructed in 1964, is the third at this site, following a timber frame lighthouse constructed in 1875 and a concrete lighthouse constructed around 1937. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 31 August 2001.