Point d'Entrecasteaux Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Point d'Entrecasteaux Lighthouse
At Point d'Entrecasteaux, a square, white concrete tower measuring 4 meters in height supports the light. A mast positioned on the tower provides a focal height of 111 meters. The light emits a white flash every 30 seconds (Fl W 30s). The lighthouse facility began operation in 1960, and the present structure dates from 1989. This point is about 95 kilometers southeast of Cape Leeuwin. Access to the site is permitted, but entry into the tower is not. The closest port, Busselton, is 78.5 kilometers distant.
Why it matters: This light serves as a navigation aid for ships travelling along this part of the Western Australian coastline, located southeast of Cape Leeuwin.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 4 flashes
- Interval
- 30s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 30s
- Focal Height
- 111m
- Geographic Range
- 26NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1989
- First Lit
- 1960
Significant events: station established 1960
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 4m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: mast atop a square white concrete tower
Location
- City
- Shire of Manjimup
- Country
- 🇦🇺Australia
- Region
- Western Australia
- Sea Region
- a prominent cape about 95 km southeast of Cape Leeuwin, Australia
- Latitude
- -34.8385°
- Longitude
- 116.0036°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Busselton(78.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- Q1795
- NGA No.
- 8868
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