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Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse

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Year first constructed
  
1904

Focal height
  
123 metres (404 ft)

Opened
  
1904

Construction
  
limestone tower

Height
  
20 m

Phone
  
+61 8 9755 3955

Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse

Location
  
Cape Naturaliste Western Australia Australia

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

Markings / pattern
  
white tower and lantern

Address
  
1267 Cape Naturaliste Rd, Naturaliste WA 6281, Australia

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PM

Similar
  
Ngilgi Cave, Leeuwin‑Naturaliste National Park, Geographe Bay, Cape to Cape Track, Cape Leeuwin

Cape naturaliste lighthouse


Cape Naturaliste in the south west of Western Australia, west of Bunbury the site of a lighthouse which was activated in 1904.

Contents

It is a 20 metres (66 ft) high cylindrical tower built of limestone that still uses its original first order Fresnel lens made by Chance Brothers. The light characteristic is "Fl. (2) 10 s", i.e. a group of two flashes every ten seconds, the focal plane is at 123 metres (404 ft) above sea level. Another precious lens optic is displayed there, the second order Fresnel lens of the Jarman Island Light, as well as the original Great Sandy Islands beacon. Both items were originally used on the Pilbara coast further north.

The lighthouse was constructed of limestone quarried from nearby Bunker Bay, which was also known as the "Quarries".

More recently it has been called a lightstation

Cape naturaliste lighthouse


References

Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse Wikipedia