Managing Organization:
Port of Melbourne Corporation
Website: http://www.portofmelbourne.com
Notes:
This tower is located close to the Queenscliff Low Light. It serves as the front light in a range with the Shortland Bluff Rear Light (Black Lighthouse) marking the western edge of a deepwater channel into Port Phillip Bay.
Tower Height: 75
Height of Focal Plane: 92
Characteristic and Range: Occulting red, period 15s (lt. 12.5s, ec. 2.5s).
Description of Tower: Square steel tower with red daymark.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1924
Date Present Tower Built: 1924
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
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