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Low Head Lighthouse

Built in 1888, replacing the original 1833 light station, this red-and-white lighthouse on the end of Low Head itself is a great spot to watch kanamaluka/Tamar River spilling into Bass Strait. On Sunday at noon, the foghorn sounds with three ear-splitting bellows.

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