Location Name - Cave Point Lighthouse
Gap Road
Albany 6330

County/Council: City of Albany
Region: Great Southern
Location ID: 10082941


Website:
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/wau.htm (Lighthouses South Western Australia)

 
Categories:
BEACHES / COASTAL - *
BEACHES / COASTAL - Lighthouses
LANDSCAPES - *

Description:
This lighthouse is situated in the Torndirrup National Park on the Gap Road not far from Albany. Built in 1976. Inactive since 1994. 12 m (40 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted white, attached to a 1-story circular concrete service building. The lantern was replaced in 1996 by a Cospas-Sarsat satellite-aided search and rescue ground receiver, one of two in Australia. Located on the point in Torndirrup National Park about 15 km (9 mi) south of Albany.

Jurisdictions::
DBCA

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