Cape Liptrap Lighthouse

Cape Liptrap Lighthouse
Cape Liptrap Lighthouse
LocationCape Liptrap
Victoria
Australia
Coordinates38°54′25.8″S 145°55′21.2″E / 38.907167°S 145.922556°E / -38.907167; 145.922556
Tower
Constructed1913 (first)
Constructionconcrete tower
Automated1951
Height9.75 metres (32.0 ft)
Shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
OperatorAustralian Maritime Safety Authority
Light
First lit1951 (current)
Focal height93.6 metres (307 ft)
Intensity40,000 cd
Range18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 12s.

Cape Liptrap Lighthouse stands upon the rocky cliff top of Cape Liptrap peninsula, on a solitary part of the South Gippsland coastline. The lighthouse warns ships of the rocks in treacherous Bass Strait.