Point Danger Light
Queensland, Australia
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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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Point Danger Light, an active lighthouse completed in 1971 on the headland between Coolangatta and Tweed Heads, marks the Queensland–New South Wales border. Built from concrete and standing 20 metres tall, it is also known as the Captain Cook Memorial Light. The lighthouse holds a distinctive place in maritime history as the first in the world to experiment with laser as a light source.
- Built
- Type
- lighthouse
- Materials
- concrete
- Height
- 20 m
- Place
- Queensland, Australia
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