Cape Liptrap Lighthouse
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| Location: | Australia |
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| Construction: | 1951 |
| Height: | 9.75 Metres |
| Elevation: | 93.6 Metres |
| Intensity: | 40,000 Candelas |
| Range: | 18 Nautical Mile |
Cape Liptrap Lighthouse stands upon the rocky cliff top of Cape Liptrap peninsula, on a solitary part of the South Gippsland coastline. The lighthouse warns ships of the rocks in treacherous Bass Strait.
[edit] History
The first Cape Liptrap lighthouse was established in 1913. It was a 2.1 metre steel tower with an acetylene light. As a lighthouse keeper was never stationed at Cape Liptrap, it is really the first automatic Commonwealth funded light to be put into service.
The current lighthouse was built in 1951 in cast concrete, and is octagonal in shape. It was converted to mains power in 1970.
[edit] External links
- Parks Victoria - Parks Victoria is the custodian of a diverse estate of significant parks in Victoria
- Lighthouses of Australia - Lighthouses of Australia Inc. is a non-profit organisation which aims to create a higher profile for Australian lighthouses within Australia and overseas and thereby preserve, protect and promote their place within our history.
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