Eastern Channel Pile Light

{{Short description|Lighthouse in Sydney, Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}} {{Infobox lighthouse | name = Eastern Channel Pile Light | image = East Channel Pile Light.jpg | caption = Eastern Channel Pile Light | location = Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | coordinates = {{coord|33|50|30.47|S|151|16|18.52|E|display=inline,title}} | yearbuilt = 1908 | yearlit = 1924<ref name="built">According to {{harvnb|Rowlett}}. 1947 according to {{harvnb|Searle}}. 1908 according to {{harvnb|Tadros|2006}}, which is the year of establishment according to {{harvnb|Rowlett}}.</ref> | automated = | yeardeactivated = | foundation = piles | construction = concrete tower | shape = octagonal prism lantern with two galleries and lantern | marking = white tower and lantern | height = {{convert|36|ft|m}} | focalheight = {{convert|31|ft|m}} | intensity = | range = {{convert|9|nmi|km}} | characteristic = Oc G 3s. | lens = | currentlens = | fogsignal = | racon = | managingagent = Port Authority of New South Wales}}

The '''Eastern Channel Pile Light''', also known as the '''East Wedding Cake''' due to its shape, is an active pile lighthouse located on Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, off Laings Point, Vaucluse. It marks the eastern end of the Sow and Pigs Reef.{{sfn|Rowlett}}

==History== Eastern Channel Pile Light was established in 1924 together with Western Channel Pile Light.<ref name="built" /> It is constructed from concrete bottom (originally known as the "gas house") with a copper top and a wooden stakes skirt.{{sfn|Tadros|2006}} It was originally gas powered (probably a carbide lamp), and was later converted to solar power.{{sfn|Tadros|2006}}

==Site operation== The light is operated by the Port Authority of New South Wales. It is accessible only by boat, and is closed to the public.{{sfn|Rowlett}}

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==References== {{Refbegin}} *{{cite ngall|111|2009|126}} Listed as "Eastern Channel Beacon." *{{cite rowlett|nsws|accessdate=29 August 2010}} *{{cite sslidx|NSW}} *{{cite news|last=Tadros|first=Edmund|title=Leading light of the harbour bows out|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/leading-light-of-the-harbour-bows-out/2006/12/12/1165685679707.html|access-date=14 September 2010|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald | date=13 December 2006}} {{Refend}}

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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1924 Category:Lighthouses in Sydney Category:Sydney Harbour Category:1924 establishments in Australia