Whalers Bluff Lighthouse

Location	Portland Victoria Australia
Coordinates	38°20′14″S 141°36′33″E / 38.33722°S 141.60917°E / -38.33722; 141.60917
Tower
Construction	bluestone tower
Height	12 metres (39 ft)
Shape	ylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower, red trim and lantern
Light
First lit	1859 (Battery Point) 1889 (Whalers Bluff)
Focal height	41 metres (135 ft)
Lens	catadioptric lantern
Range	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Fl WR 10 s.

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. ^{[1] [2]}

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. ^[1]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Australia

Notes

Sources

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Whalers Bluff Lighthouse.

• "Whalers Bluff Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Victoria. Lighthouses of Australia Inc. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Victoria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

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