Shark Island Light
Shark Island Light is an active pile lighthouse located just north of Shark Island, an island in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. Its light is only visible on in the fairway of the harbour, between Shark Point and Point Piper.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Shark Island Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Strickland House, Vaucluse and Nielsen Park.
Strickland House, Vaucluse
Park
Strickland House is a heritage-listed former residence and convalescent home and now functions, film studio, urban park and visitor attraction located at 52 Vaucluse Road, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. Strickland House, Vaucluse is situated 1 km east of Shark Island Light.
Nielsen Park
Park
Nielsen Park is a heritage-listed historic site, park and nature reserve located at Greycliffe Avenue, Vaucluse in the Municipality of Woollahra local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
Bradleys Head Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wade Homewood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bradleys Head Light is an active heritage-listed lighthouse at Bradleys Head, a headland protruding from the north shore of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman, New South Wales, Australia. Bradleys Head Light is situated 1 km west of Shark Island Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City East and Lower North Shore.
City East
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Immediately to the east of the City Centre and also adjacent to City South is an area of laneways, nightlife, cafes, pubs, bars and entertainment and sometimes referred to as the "Inner East". it is an area where many choose to stay, and many more visit.
Lower North Shore
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The Lower North Shore is the metropolitan area on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour and is surrounded by Middle Harbour to the east and Lane Cove River to the west. The region extends as far north as Chatswood, where beyond that is the Upper North Shore.
Woolloomooloo
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.1 au.
Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1.5 kilometres east of the central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney. Woolloomooloo is situated 4 km southwest of Shark Island Light.
Shark Island Light
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.85654° or 33° 51′ 24″ southLongitude
151.25721° or 151° 15′ 26″ eastOpen location code
4RRH47V4+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 562114401OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q7489800
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Shark Island Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Shark Island”
- French: “Phare de Shark Island”
- Turkish: “Shark Adası Deniz Feneri”
- Turkish: “Shark Island Light”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nielsen Wharf Remains and Milk Beach.
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