Queenscliff Low Light
Queenscliff Low Light has a focal height of 28.6 metres and a tower height of 22.2 metres. It was built in 1854.
- Focal height
- 28.6 metres
- Tower height
- 22.2 metres
- Built
- 1854
- First lit
- 1863
- Automated
- 1999
- Light characteristic
- Oc. W 15s.
- Coordinates
- -38.27375, 144.65928
The Queenscliff Low Light is a lighthouse located in Victoria, Australia, and was built in 1854. It stands at a tower height of 22.2m and has a focal height of 28.6m. The lighthouse is situated in Port Phillip, near Queenscliff.
Light and tower
It has a cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern tower. The tower is built of [[bluestone#Australia|bluestone]]. Its daymark is white tower with vertical red daymark, green lantern and balcony. The light has a focal height of 28.6 metres. Its light characteristic is Oc. W 15s. It was first lit in 1863. It was automated in 1999. It is managed by [[Port of Melbourne Corporation]].
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Details
- Name
- Queenscliff Low Light
- Marking
- white tower with vertical red daymark, green lantern and balcony
- Year Built
- 1854
- Description
- The '''Queenscliff Low Light''', also known as the '''Queenscliff White Lighthouse''', is a lighthouse in the township of Queenscliff in the Borough of Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia, at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula. It stands inside the entrance to Port Phillip from Bass Strait, on the lower slope of the Queenscliff Peninsula overlooking "The Rip", a stretch of water considered one of the ten most treacherous navigable passages in the world. It is operated by the Port of Melbourne Corporation.
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
- Image Caption
- Queenscliff Low Light
- Location Text
- [[Port Phillip]]<br>[[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]<br>[[Australia]]
- Focal Height M
- 28.6
- Managing Agent
- [[Port of Melbourne Corporation]]
- Tower Height M
- 22.2
- Year Automated
- 1999
- Year First Lit
- 1863
- Light Characteristic
- Oc. W 15s.
- Construction Material
- [[bluestone#Australia|bluestone]] tower