Point Charles Light
Point Charles Light, known officially as the Charles Point Lighthouse, is an active lighthouse located on a headland at the northern end of the Cox Peninsula, 21 kilometres (13 mi) northwest of Port Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Established in 1893, it is the oldest lighthouse in the Northern Territory.
Point Charles Light, view from sea | |
| Location | Cox Peninsula Northern Territory Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 12°23′21.44″S 130°37′50.45″E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1893 |
| Construction | cast wrought iron skeletal tower |
| Automated | 1933 |
| Height | 105 feet (32 m) |
| Shape | hexagonal tower with central cylinder, balcony and lantern |
| Markings | red tower with a horizontal white band and white lantern |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 1971–1974 |
| Focal height | 128 feet (39 m) |
| Lens | 1st order Chance Brothers dioptric |
| Intensity | 37,000 cd. |
| Range | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s |
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