Year first lit 1924 Construction concrete tower Opened 1908 Focal height 9.45 m | Foundation piles Height 11 m Range 16,668 m Year first constructed 1908 | |
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Location Sydney Harbour
New South Wales
Australia Tower shape octagonal prism lantern with two galleries and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and lantern Similar Western Channel Pile Light, Shark Island Light, Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light, Fort Denison Light, Burrewarra Point Light | ||
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.
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History
Eastern Channel Pile Light was established in 1924 together with Western Channel Pile Light. It is constructed from concrete bottom (originally known as the "gas house") with a copper top and a wooden stakes skirt. It was originally gas powered (probably a carbide lamp), and was later converted to solar power.
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.
References
Eastern Channel Pile Light Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA