East Island Lighthouse (Western Australia)
Encyclopedia
East Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse
located at 16º54'S 122º11'E, on East Island
in the Lacepede Islands
off the north west coast of Western Australia
. First commissioned in 1984, it is a 23 metres high lattice metal tower, with the light's focal plane positioned at 33 metres above sea level
. The light characteristic is two flashes every ten seconds.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
located at 16º54'S 122º11'E, on East Island
East Island (Lacepede Islands)
East Island is an island within the Lacepede Islands group, which sits about 30 kilometres off the coast of the Dampier Peninsula in north-west Western Australia. It is located at . It is the site of the East Island Lighthouse...
in the Lacepede Islands
Lacepede Islands
The Lacepede Islands, sometimes referred to simply as the Lacepedes, are a group of four islands lying off the north-west coast of Western Australia, about 120 km north of Broome. They are about 30 km from the Dampier Peninsula, from which they are separated by the Lacepede Channel...
off the north west coast of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. First commissioned in 1984, it is a 23 metres high lattice metal tower, with the light's focal plane positioned at 33 metres above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. The light characteristic is two flashes every ten seconds.