Point Danger Light

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.

This article is about a lighthouse in Australia. For the lighthouse in South Africa, see Danger Point Lighthouse.

Point Danger Light
Point Danger Light
LocationPoint Danger
Queensland
Australia
Coordinates28°09′54.09″S 153°33′02.63″E
Tower
Constructed1971
Constructionconcrete tower
Automated1971
Height67 feet (20 m)
Shapefour rectangular pillars with a bronze sculpture suspended between them
Markingswhite columns, floodlit
Power sourcemains electricity 
OperatorTransport for NSW
Light
Focal height146 feet (45 m)
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2) W  10s.
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