The highest and tallest lights in Australia can both be found in Tasmania. The Cape Wickham lighthouse on King Island is the tallest tower at 48 metres, while the lighthouse on Tasman Island is the highest operating light in Australia, 276 metres above sea level.

Tasman Island lighthouse in south eastern Tasmania is the highest operating lighthouse in Australia and marks the final turning point for yachts in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race. The island is separated from nearby Cape Pillar by the narrow Tasman Passage, which …

This light is unique as it is Australia’s most southerly lighthouse. It is on Maatsuyker Island, 10 kilometres off the southern most coast of Tasmania, and is lashed by the unobstructed force of the Roaring Forties coming across the Southern Ocean from as far away as Africa.

Mersey Bluff Lighthouse. The Mersey Bluff Lighthouse standing at the mouth of the Mersey River near Devonport is unusual in Australia with its distinctive vertical red striped day mark. History. The Mersey Bluff Lighthouse was constructed in 1889 by P Davern under contract to the Hobart Marine Board. It is of brick construction on a stone base.

It is Australia’s third and Tasmania’s second lighthouse built. Conditions were poor on the early Tasmanian lightstations. Low head was no exception, being manned by a superintendent (headkeeper) and two convict assistants who were locked in their quarters overnight.

The Iron Pot Lighthouse is significant for several reasons. It was the first lighthouse to be built in Tasmania and is the second oldest lighthouse ever built in Australia. It is also the oldest original tower in Australia and the first lighthouse in Australia …

The lighthouse is a round masonry tower built with convict labour. Originally painted white with a red lantern room, it is now completely white. The staircase is unique in that it is suspended off the central column where all other Tasmanian Lighthouse staircases are …

Cape Bruny lighthouse is on the southernmost tip of Bruny Island, off the coast of south eastern Tasmania and 100 km from Hobart. Access to the station is by ferry from Kettering on the mainland to Barnes Bay at North Bruny, across D’Entrecasteaux Channel, and thence 1 hour by sealed and gravel roads.

This lighthouse is south of Arthur River on Tasmania’s West coast. It is very isolated, accessible only by air or 4WD. National Parks class the track as Hard and suggest travelling in convoy due to the frequent occurrence of quicksand and potential need for rapid retrieval.

Currie Harbour Light, 38 Lighthouse St, Currie TAS 7256, Australia: Go to Currie Lighthouse