Whalers Bluff Lighthouse

Whalers Bluff Lighthouse

Whalers Bluff Lighthouse
Victoria
Location Portland
Victoria
Australia Australia
Coordinates 38°20′14″S 141°36′33″E / 38.33722°S 141.60917°E / -38.33722; 141.60917Coordinates: 38°20′14″S 141°36′33″E / 38.33722°S 141.60917°E / -38.33722; 141.60917
Year first lit 1859 (Battery Point), 1889 (Whalers Bluff)
Construction bluestone tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and red trim and lantern
Height 12 metres (39 ft)
Focal height 41 metres (135 ft)
Original lens catadioptric lantern
Range 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic group flashing white and red every 10 seconds
Admiralty number K2138[1]
NGA number 8048[1]
ARLHS number AUS-168[1]

Whalers Bluff Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Whalers Bluff, also known as Whalers Point, in the regional city of Portland in the Western District of the state of Victoria in Australia. It stands about 1.5 km north of the city centre and overlooks Portland’s harbour. It is operated by the Victorian Channels Authority, part of the Port of Melbourne Corporation.[2]

History

The lighthouse was originally built at Battery Point in Portland in 1859 and was known as the Portland Bay Light. In 1889 it was relocated, stone by stone, to Whalers Bluff in order to make room for gun emplacements at Battery Point.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The Lighthouse Directory.
  2. 1 2 Lighthouses of Victoria

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