West Channel Pile Light
This article is about the lighthouse in Victoria. For the lighthouse in New South Wales, see Western Channel Pile Light.
 West Channel Pile Light, first half of the 20th century | |
  Victoria | |
| Location |
Port Phillip Victoria  Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°11′34″S 144°45′23″E / 38.19278°S 144.75639°ECoordinates: 38°11′34″S 144°45′23″E / 38.19278°S 144.75639°E |
| Year first constructed | 1881 |
| Year first lit | 1881 |
| Foundation | wooden piles |
| Construction | wooden tower |
| Tower shape | 1-story octagonal prism keeper's quarter with balcony around and lantern on the roof |
| Markings / pattern | white lighthouse |
| Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Focal height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Characteristic | flash every 6 s, white or red depending on direction |
| Admiralty number | K2232 |
| Heritage | Victorian Heritage Register |
The West Channel Pile Light is an active two-storey octagonal lighthouse in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia. It was built in 1881, replacing a lightship installed in 1854, to mark the north-east end of the West Sand. The site is listed in the Victorian Heritage Register.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "West Channel Pile Light, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1518". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
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