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'''Cape Wickham''' is the most northerly point of [[King Island (Tasmania)|King Island]], [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]]. From here, it is {{convert|90|km|mi}} to [[Cape Otway]] on the Australian mainland. In the 19th century, ships coming from Europe would sometimes attempt to sail between Cape Wickham and Cape Otway to cut down on the required travelling time to [[Sydney]], however the trip was dangerous and the price of failure high; usually shipwreck on the unforgiving King Island coast. |
'''Cape Wickham''' is the most northerly point of [[King Island (Tasmania)|King Island]], [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]]. From here, it is {{convert|90|km|mi}} to [[Cape Otway]] on the Australian mainland. In the 19th century, ships coming from Europe would sometimes attempt to sail between Cape Wickham and Cape Otway to cut down on the required travelling time to [[Sydney]], however the trip was dangerous and the price of failure high; usually shipwreck on the unforgiving King Island coast. |
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The [[Cape Wickham Lighthouse|Cape Wickham lighthouse]] situated on the cape had its 150th anniversary in 2011<ref>{{Citation | author1=King Island Tourism Inc | author2=King Island (Tas.). Council | title=Cape Wickham lighthouse 150th anniversary | publication-date=2011 | publisher=[[Australian Maritime Safety Authority]] | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/159405995 | accessdate=2 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | author1=Edgecombe, Jean | title=Lights to guide through perilous seas: lighthouses of Bass Strait | journal=Habitat Australia | publication-date=December 1984 | volume=12 | issue=6 | pages=15–17 | issn=0310-2939 }}</ref> The lighthouse was constructed in the 1860s when the island was still known as ''King's Island''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38761639 |title=Notice to Mariners. |newspaper=[[The Examiner (Tasmania)|Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899)]] |location=Tas. |date=3 September 1861 |accessdate=2 December 2013 |page=4 Edition: MORNING |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
The [[Cape Wickham Lighthouse|Cape Wickham lighthouse]] situated on the cape had its 150th anniversary in 2011.<ref>{{Citation | author1=King Island Tourism Inc | author2=King Island (Tas.). Council | title=Cape Wickham lighthouse 150th anniversary | publication-date=2011 | publisher=[[Australian Maritime Safety Authority]] | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/159405995 | accessdate=2 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | author1=Edgecombe, Jean | title=Lights to guide through perilous seas: lighthouses of Bass Strait | journal=Habitat Australia | publication-date=December 1984 | volume=12 | issue=6 | pages=15–17 | issn=0310-2939 }}</ref> The lighthouse was constructed in the 1860s when the island was still known as ''King's Island''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38761639 |title=Notice to Mariners. |newspaper=[[The Examiner (Tasmania)|Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899)]] |location=Tas. |date=3 September 1861 |accessdate=2 December 2013 |page=4 Edition: MORNING |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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On 30 October 2015, [[Cape Wickham Links]], |
On 30 October 2015, [[Cape Wickham Links]], an 18-hole golf course, opened to the public.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ausgolf.com.au/guide/club/CapeWickhamLinks/review | title=Course Review: Cape Wickham Links | work=ausgolf: Australia's most informative golf website |author1=Berg, Selwyn |author2=Kennedy, Garry | accessdate=3 October 2016 | date=2015}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Cape Wickham
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Coordinates: 39°34′48″S 143°56′24″E / 39.580002°S 143.940002°E / -39.580002; 143.940002 | |
Location | King Island, Tasmania, Australia |
Cape Wickham is the most northerly point of King Island, Tasmania, Australia. From here, it is 90 kilometres (56 mi) to Cape Otway on the Australian mainland. In the 19th century, ships coming from Europe would sometimes attempt to sail between Cape Wickham and Cape Otway to cut down on the required travelling time to Sydney, however the trip was dangerous and the price of failure high; usually shipwreck on the unforgiving King Island coast.
The Cape Wickham lighthouse situated on the cape had its 150th anniversary in 2011.[1][2] The lighthouse was constructed in the 1860s when the island was still known as King's Island.[3]
On 30 October 2015, Cape Wickham Links, an 18-hole golf course, opened to the public.[4]
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