| Eclipse Island Lighthouse | |||||||||
| Location: | Eclipse Island Albany, Western Australia Western Australia | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | -35.1807°N 117.8881°W | ||||||||
| Yearbuilt: | 1926 | ||||||||
| Automated: | 1976 | ||||||||
| Construction: | concrete tower | ||||||||
| Shape: | cylindrical tower with lantern removed in 1976 | ||||||||
| Marking: | unpainted tower, with beacon installed in 1976 | ||||||||
| Height: | 14m (46feet) | ||||||||
| Focalheight: | 119m (390feet) | ||||||||
| Intensity: | 17,000 cd | ||||||||
| Characteristic: | FI (3) W 12s. | ||||||||
| Managingagent: | Australian Maritime Safety Authority[1] | ||||||||
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Eclipse Island Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Eclipse Island off the south coast of Western Australia[2]
It was built in 1926 as a cylindrical tower made of concrete. Initially, it was a staffed light using kerosene as lantern fuel in combination with a first order Fresnel lens. In 1976 the lantern was completely removed and the optic was put on display at the Western Australian Museum. Today the light is emitted from atop a mast on the lighthouse's concrete trunk. The characteristic is a group of three flashes every twelve seconds from a focal plane at above sea level.[3]
Three family quarters made of brick with fibro roofing along with several outbuildings, concrete tanks and bases, generator shed, helipad and a concrete landing can be found around the lighthouse. A trestle based light gauge railway and cable towers are also found in the lighthouse precinct, and was all constructed during the interwar period.[4]