Year first constructed 1904 Focal height 123 metres (404 ft) Opened 1904 | Height 20 m Phone +61 8 9755 3955 | |
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Location Cape NaturalisteWestern AustraliaAustralia Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and lantern 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.
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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