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Name: Black Lighthouse

Also known as: Port Philip Heads High Light

Nearest Town or City:
Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia

Location: Fort Queenscliff, Port Phillip Heads, entrance to Port Phillip Bay.

Managing Organization:
Port of Melbourne Corporation

Website: http://www.portofmelbourne.com

Tower Height: 129

Height of Focal Plane: 361

Characteristic and Range: Fixed white.

Description of Tower: Black conical stone tower.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1843: Sandstone tower.

Date Established: 1843

Date Present Tower Built: 1861

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

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