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Name: South Neptune Island Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Port Lincoln, , Australia

Location: Western entrance to Spencer Gulf, South Australia.

Managing Organization:
Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Notes:
This lighthouse is within the Neptune Islands Conservation Park and is not open to the public.

Tower Height: 27

Height of Focal Plane: 141

Characteristic and Range: Three white flashes every 20 seconds.

Description of Tower: Cylindrical brick tower, lantern removed.

This light is operational

Other Buildings?
Triple (joined) keepers' quarters.

Earlier Towers?
1901: Iron skeletal tower with lantern and central cylinder, moved from the entrance to the Port River in Port Adelaide, where it had been in service since 1869. (Now at the South Australian Maritime Museum.)

Date Established: 1901

Date Present Tower Built: 1985

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.