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:
The lighthouse locations in the movie were filmed at the Point Conception Light lighthouse near Lompoc, and the movie's town is actually the seaside town of Cayucos, about 30 miles south of Piedras Blancas.