Eastern Channel Pile Light
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The Eastern Channel Pile Light, also known as the East Wedding Cake due to its shape, is an active pile lighthouse located on Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, off Laings Point, Vaucluse. It marks the eastern end of the Sow and Pigs Reef.
History
Eastern Channel Pile Light was established in 1924 together with Western Channel Pile Light. It is constructed from concrete bottom (originally known as the "gas house") with a copper top and a wooden stakes skirt. It was originally gas powered (probably a carbide lamp), and was later converted to solar power.
Site operation
The light is operated by the Port Authority of New South Wales. It is accessible only by boat, and is closed to the public.
Notes
- (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 126. Listed as "Eastern Channel Beacon."
- Rowlett, Russ. . The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Searle, Garry. . Lighthouses of Australia. SeaSide Lights.
- Tadros, Edmund (13 December 2006). . Sydney Morning Herald.
External links
Media related to Eastern Channel Pile Light at Wikimedia Commons