Английская Википедия:Cape Sorell Lighthouse

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The Cape Sorell Lighthouse is a heritage-listed[1] lighthouse that is located on Cape Sorell in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The lighthouse is situated approximately Шаблон:Convert southwest of Шаблон:TAScity.

Constructed[2] and first lit in 1899,[3][4] the Шаблон:Convert lighthouse is the only structure remaining from a brick complex of tower, three houses and engine room, except for the foundation remnants of the three keepers' residences.[1][5]

The light characteristic is a group of two flashes that occurs every fifteen seconds, its focal plane is at Шаблон:Convert above sea level with a white light intensity of 208,000 candlepower, visible for Шаблон:Convert and the red, of 83,000 candlepower, visible for Шаблон:Convert.[1]

Initially fed by vapourised kerosene, the station was automated in 1971[6] and in 1998, the light was converted to solar power.[7]

Further automation occurred in 2012.[8]

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  5. https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/6497597/the-isolated-community-that-suddenly-disappeared/ The Advocate newspaper, Tasmania:The isolated community that suddenly disappeared
  6. The visitors book for 1932 -1969 has been retained at the Maritime Museums of Tasmania Шаблон:Citation
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