Cortisol (hydrocortisone), a corticosteroid with both glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid activity and effects. Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones.
The light stands at the entrance to Botany Bay. The light was required so north-bound shipping could hug the coast and avoid the strong southerly currents further out to sea. The lighthouse is on the southern side of the entrance to Botany Bay and is about 45 minutes south of Sydney. Page last updated:
Farallon National Wildlife Refuge. Farallon Island Light is a lighthouse on Southeast Farallon Island, California. One of the highest lights in California, it was constructed in 1855 to warn ships approaching San Francisco from the west away from the rocky islands. In later years it was shorn of its lantern, but it remains in use. 1 History.