点评:A relative newcomer along the coastline, it only came into service in 1968. Its not a tall light, because it sits on a high coastline. The lighthouse has no real attraction here but the coastline and the human history here are staggering.
The rocks in this spot are among the oldest in Tasmania.
Called pinmatik by the aborigines of this area, it marks an important place for them in their cultural history. Its an area they have been visiting for thousands of years and a number of caves have shared the evidence of middens of seal and fish bones plus shellfish showing aboriginal occupation. We did the short walk down to the North Cave. The scenery was spectacular, although you aren't able to the actual cave.
It was off this piece of coast that the steamer Southern Cross was wrecked when it struck an unknown reef in 1889, after being enveloped in smoke burning from bush fires on shore and the skipper being unable to see. All crew and passengers were saved.
Big rigs would be hard pressed to turn here.
翻译:它是沿海岸线的一个相对较新的人,它于 1968 年才投入使用。它不是一个高大的灯,因为它坐落在高海岸线上。灯塔在这里没有真正的吸引力,但这里的海岸线和人类历史令人震惊。
这个地方的岩石是塔斯马尼亚最古老的岩石之一。
被该地区的原住民称为 pinmatik,它标志着他们在其文化历史中的重要地位。这是一个他们已经造访了数千年的地区,许多洞穴都有海豹、鱼骨和贝类的证据,表明这里曾是土著居民。我们步行到北洞。风景很壮观,虽然你不能到真正的洞穴。
1889 年,Southern Cross 号轮船就是在这片海岸附近撞上一个不知名的珊瑚礁而失事的,当时它被岸上丛林大火燃烧的烟雾所笼罩,船长也看不见了。所有船员和乘客都得救了。
大型钻井平台很难在这里转向。