Whalers Bluff Lighthouse

Lighthouse

38°20′14″S 141°36′33″E / 38.33722°S 141.60917°E / -38.33722; 141.60917TowerConstructionbluestone towerHeight12 metres (39 ft)Shapeylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower, red trim and lanternLightFirst lit1859 (Battery Point)
1889 (Whalers Bluff)Focal height41 metres (135 ft)Lenscatadioptric lanternRange15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)CharacteristicFl WR 10 s.

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.^[1]^[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.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Lighthouses of Victoria
^ The Lighthouse Directory.

Sources

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"Whalers Bluff Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Victoria. Lighthouses of Australia Inc. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Victoria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 17 March 2010.