Whalers Bluff Lighthouse
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Whalers Bluff Lighthouse
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| Location | Portland Victoria  Australia |
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| Year first lit | 1859 (Battery Point), 1889 (Whalers Bluff) |
| Construction | bluestone tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and red trim and lantern |
| Height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Focal height | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Original lens | catadioptric lantern |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | group flashing white and red every 10 seconds |
| Admiralty number | K2138[1] |
| NGA number | 8048[1] |
| ARLHS number | AUS-168[1] |
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.[2]
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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.[2]
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