Cape Liptrap Lighthouse
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Cape Liptrap Lighthouse stands upon the rocky cliff top of Cape Liptrap
peninsula, on a solitary part of the South Gippsland
coastline. The lighthouse warns ships of the rocks in treacherous Bass Strait
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lighthouse was established in 1913. It was a 2.1 metre steel tower with an acetylene
light. As a lighthouse keeper was never stationed at Cape Liptrap, it is really the first automatic Commonwealth
funded light to be put into service.
The current lighthouse was built in 1951 in cast concrete and is devised in a square shape with flattened edges. The light characteristic is one flash every 12 seconds, emitted from a height of 93.6 m above sea level. The lighthouse was converted to electrical power in 1970.
Cape Liptrap
Cape Liptrap coastal park is located in south Gippsland, Victoria and is a peninsula that is the extension of the Hoddle Range that runs out to sea....
peninsula, on a solitary part of the South Gippsland
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
coastline. The lighthouse warns ships of the rocks in treacherous Bass Strait
Bass Strait
Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria.-Extent:The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Bass Strait as follows:...
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History
The first Cape LiptrapCape Liptrap
Cape Liptrap coastal park is located in south Gippsland, Victoria and is a peninsula that is the extension of the Hoddle Range that runs out to sea....
lighthouse was established in 1913. It was a 2.1 metre steel tower with an acetylene
Acetylene
Acetylene is the chemical compound with the formula C2H2. It is a hydrocarbon and the simplest alkyne. This colorless gas is widely used as a fuel and a chemical building block. It is unstable in pure form and thus is usually handled as a solution.As an alkyne, acetylene is unsaturated because...
light. As a lighthouse keeper was never stationed at Cape Liptrap, it is really the first automatic Commonwealth
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
funded light to be put into service.
The current lighthouse was built in 1951 in cast concrete and is devised in a square shape with flattened edges. The light characteristic is one flash every 12 seconds, emitted from a height of 93.6 m above sea level. The lighthouse was converted to electrical power in 1970.
External links
- Parks Victoria - Parks Victoria is the custodian of a diverse estate of significant parks in Victoria
- Lighthouses of Australia - Lighthouses of Australia Inc.