| 词条 | East Vernon Light |
| 释义 |
| name = East Vernon Light | image_name = File:East Vernon Light historic.jpg | caption = Historical view of the original lighthouse | location = East Vernon Island Northern Territory Australia | pushpin_map = Northern Territory | relief = 1 | pushpin = lighthouse | pushpin_map_caption = Northern Territory | coordinates = {{coord|12|4|37.99|S|131|5|43.12|E|display=inline,title}} | yearbuilt = 1910s (first)[1] | yearlit = n/a (current) | automated = | yeardeactivated = | foundation = four concrete piles and platform | construction = metal skeletal tower (first) fiberglass tower (current) | shape = square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and lantern (first) cylindrical tower and no lantern (current) | marking = red | height = {{convert|36|ft|m}} | focalheight ={{convert|39|ft}} | lens = | currentlens = | intensity = | range = white: {{convert|11|nmi|abbr=on}} red: {{convert|9|nmi|abbr=on}} green: {{convert|9|nmi|abbr=on}} | characteristic = Fl WRG 5s. | fogsignal = | racon = | admiralty = K3316 | canada = | NGA = 111-9540 | ARLHS = AUS-066 }} East Vernon Light is an active lighthouse located on the water's edge at the south side of East Vernon Island, an island off the shore of the Northern Territory, Australia. The lighthouse guards the northeastern approach to Darwin.{{sfn|Rowlett}} The Vernon Islands were named on 21 May 1818 by Phillip Parker King at the King Expedition of 1817, honouring Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt.{{sfn|Discovery}} HistoryThe original lighthouse was constructed by the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service during the "Golden Age of Australian Lighthouses", between 1913 and 1920.[1] It was a square skeletal tower with a lantern and a gallery, about {{convert|70|ft}} high. The current red lighthouse was built on the same piles.{{sfn|Rowlett}} The light characteristic shown is a flash every five seconds, with a different color depending on the direction: white on 250°-042° and -094°, red on -088° and green on -105°. The light is obscured elsewhere (Fl.W.R.G. 5s). The red and green lights are visible for {{convert|8|nmi}} while the white light is visible for {{convert|11|nmi}}.[2] The site is accessible by boat and the tower is closed to the public. The light is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.{{sfn|Rowlett}} See also{{stack|{{portal|Northern Territory|lighthouses}}}}
Notes1. ^1 According to {{harvnb|Komesaroff|1977}}. {{harvnb|Rowlett}} lists 1928 as the station establishment. 2. ^List of Lights References{{refbegin}}
2 : Lighthouses completed in the 20th century|Lighthouses in the Northern Territory |
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