Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse

Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse

Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse
Location	Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia, Australia
Coordinates	33°32′14.4″S115°01′07.3″E / 33.537333°S 115.018694°E / -33.537333; 115.018694
Tower
Constructed	1904
Construction	Limestone tower
Height	20 m (66 ft)
Shape	Cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	White tower and lantern
Operator	Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Light
Focal height	123 m (404 ft)
Lens	1st order Chance Brothers Fresnel lens
Intensity	930,000 cd
Range	25 nmi (46 km)
Characteristic	Fl W (2) 10 s
Western Australia Heritage Register
Official name	Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse and Quarters
Designated	17 April 2003
Reference no.	2914

Cape Naturaliste, in the south west of Western Australia, is the site of a lighthouse which was activated in 1904. ^[1]

It is a 20-metre-high (66 ft) cylindrical tower built of limestone that still uses its original first order Fresnel lens made by Chance Brothers. The light characteristic is "Fl. (2) 10 s",^{[ This quote needs a citation ]} i.e. a group of two flashes every ten seconds, the focal plane is at 123 metres (404 ft) above sea level. Another precious lens optic is displayed there, the second order Fresnel lens of the Jarman Island Light, as well as the original Great Sandy Islands beacon. Both items were originally used on the Pilbara coast further north.

The lighthouse is constructed of limestone quarried from nearby Bunker Bay, which was also known as the Quarries.

See also

• Western Australia portal
• Engineering portal

• List of lighthouses in Australia

General references

• "The Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Western Australia. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.

References

1. "Opening Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse". The South-Western News . Busselton, Western Australia. 8 April 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 7 December 2015– via National Library of Australia.