Eastern Channel Pile Light
| Eastern Channel Pile Light | |
| Map | |
| Location | Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°50′30.47′′S 151°16′18.52′′E / 33.8417972°S 151.2718111°E / -33.8417972; 151.2718111 |
| 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 | Port Authority of New South Wales |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1924[1] |
| Focal height | 31 feet (9.4 m) |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km) |
| Characteristic | Oc G 3s. |
The Eastern Channel Pile Light, also known as the East Wedding Cake due to its shape, is an active pile lighthouse located on Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, off Laings Point, Vaucluse. It marks the eastern end of the Sow and Pigs Reef.[2]
History
[edit ]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
[edit ]The light is operated by the Port Authority of New South Wales. It is accessible only by boat, and is closed to the public.[2]
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- 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". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 14 September 2010.
External links
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