Construction bluestone tower Height 12 m Range 27,780 m NGA number 8048 | Original lens catadioptric lantern Opened 1859 Focal height 41 m | |
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Location Portland
Victoria
Australia Year first lit 1859 (Battery Point)
1889 (Whalers Bluff) Tower shape ylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, red trim and lantern Similar Cliffy Island Lighthouse, Cape Nelson State Park, South Channel Pile Light, Gabo Island Lighthouse, Portland Cable Trams De | ||
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.
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.
References
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