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West Channel Pile Light

Coordinates: 38°11′34″S 144°45′23″E / 38.19278°S 144.75639°E / -38.19278; 144.75639
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West Channel Pile Light
West Channel Pile Light, first half of the 20th century
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LocationPort Phillip
Victoria
Australia
Coordinates38°11′34″S 144°45′23″E / 38.19278°S 144.75639°E / -38.19278; 144.75639
Tower
Constructed1881
Foundationwooden piles
Constructionwooden tower
Height11 metres (36 ft)
Shape1-story octagonal prism keeper's quarter with balcony around and lantern on the roof
Markingswhite lighthouse
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
HeritageVictorian Heritage Register
Light
First lit1881
Focal height11 metres (36 ft)
CharacteristicFl WR 6s.

The West Channel Pile Light is an active two-storey octagonal lighthouse in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia. It was built in 1881, replacing a lightship installed in 1854, to mark the north-east end of the West Sand. The site is listed in the Victorian Heritage Register.[1]

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  1. ^ "West Channel Pile Light, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1518". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 27 March 2011.