Eastern Channel Pile Light
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Location | Sydney Harbour New South Wales Australia |
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Coordinates | 33°50′30.47″S 151°16′18.52″E / 33.8417972°S 151.2718111°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1908 |
Foundation | piles |
Construction | concrete tower |
Height | 36 feet (11 m) |
Shape | octagonal prism lantern with two galleries and lantern |
Markings | white tower and lantern |
Operator | Sydney Ports Corporation |
Light | |
First lit | 1924[1] |
Focal height | 31 feet (9.4 m) |
Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km) |
Characteristic | Oc G 3s. |
Eastern Channel Pile Light, also known as the East Wedding Cake due to its shape, is an active pile lighthouse located at the Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, off Laings Point in the Vaucluse suburb of Sydney. It marks the eastern end of the Sow and Pigs Reef.[2]
History
Eastern Channel Pile Light was established in 1924 together with Western Channel Pile Light.[1] It is constructed from concrete bottom (originally known as the "gas house") with a copper top and a wooden stakes skirt.[3] It was originally gas powered (probably a carbide lamp), and was later converted to solar power.[3]
Site operation
The light is operated by the Sydney Ports Corporation and is scheduled for replacement. It is accessible only by boat, and is closed to the public.[2]
See also
Notes
References
- List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 126. Listed as "Eastern Channel Beacon."
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Southern New South Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- Searle, Garry. "List of Lighthouses - New South Wales". Lighthouses of Australia. SeaSide Lights.
- Tadros, Edmund (13 December 2006). "Leading light of the harbour bows out". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
External links
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- "List of Lighthouses of New South Wales". Lighthouses of Australia. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
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