Latitude 32 07.9S Longitude 115 46.0E
Woodman Point Lighthouse is situated 11km from Kwinana on the Indian Ocean overlooking Cockburn Sound in the southwest of Western Australia.
The first lighthouse built in the Cockburn area, it provided a light for coastal shipping for the Port of Fremantle, which commonly anchored offshore in Gage Roads.
- Height - 9.8 Metres.
- Built of locally quarried limestone in 1902.
- Painted white on the seaward side but unpainted on the landward side.
- Has been in continuous operation since it officially opened on 23rd August 1902
- Originally constructed as a rotating light but converted to a sector light of Red, White and Green. However, the sectors were placed incorrectly so Woodman Point Lighthouse is the only lighthouse in Australia that has a green and red sectors reversed. Ships always come in on the white sector.
- Originally powered by a kerosene vapour light - visible for 17 nautical miles, and a timing pattern that hid the light for 3 seconds every 30 seconds.
- Converted to electricity on the 19th July 1955 and de-manned.
- Displays 31,000 candle power and eclipses every 27 seconds for a period of 3 seconds.
- Now visible for 34.5 nautical miles ( 63.9 km ) in clear weather.
- During WWII it was used by the army as a communications base and observation post.
- Woodman Point Lighthouse has an additional light that shines over Jervoise Bay toward Garden Island and both lights are activated through light sensitive receptors attached to the outside of the lighthouse.
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