page_title: Moreton Island lighthouses
section_title: Cowan Cowan Point Light
hierarchical_section_title: Moreton Island lighthouses / Cowan Cowan Point Light
caption_attribution_description: English: Cowan Cowan lighthouse, Moreton Island, 1899
context_page_description: Moreton Island is a large sand island on the eastern side of Moreton Bay, on the coast of South East Queensland, Australia. Due to the island's importance in navigating the northern passage into Moreton Bay and Brisbane, at least five lighthouses were constructed on the island, starting with Cape Moreton Light in 1857, the first lighthouse in Queensland, and followed by at least four more lighthouses established from the 1860s, at Comboyuro Point, North Point, Cowan Cowan Point and Yellow Patch. Comboyuro Point Light, Cowan Cowan Point Light and Yellow Patch Light all had to be moved from their original location due to coastal erosion. Of the five lighthouses, only Cape Moreton Light survived and is still active today.
context_section_description: Cowan Cowan Point Light, was also known as Cowan Cowan Light or Cowan Point Light, was located on Cowan Cowan Point, on the western shore of Moreton Island.
caption: Cowan Cowan Point Light in 1899
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