# Eastern Channel Pile Light

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{{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](/source/Port_Jackson), [New South Wales](/source/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](/source/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](/source/pile_lighthouse) located on [Sydney Harbour](/source/Port_Jackson), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), Australia, off Laings Point, [Vaucluse](/source/Vaucluse%2C_New_South_Wales). It marks the eastern end of the [Sow and Pigs Reef](/source/Sow_and_Pigs_Reef).{{sfn|Rowlett}}

==History==
Eastern Channel Pile Light was established in 1924 together with [Western Channel Pile Light](/source/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](/source/carbide_lamp)), and was later converted to [solar power](/source/solar_power).{{sfn|Tadros|2006}}

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

==Notes==
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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](/source/Sydney_Morning_Herald) | date=13 December 2006}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
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{{Lighthouses of New South Wales}}
{{Authority control}}

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

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