| 词条 | Western Channel Pile Light |
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| name = Western Channel Pile Light | image_name = Western Channel Pile Light located on Sydney Harbour.jpg | caption = Western Channel Pile Light, 2013 | location = Sydney Harbour New South Wales Australia | pushpin_map = New South Wales | relief = 1 | pushpin = lighthouse | pushpin_map_caption = New South Wales | coordinates = {{coord|33|50|25.72|S|151|15|51.36|E|display=inline,title}} | yearbuilt = 1908 (first) 1924 (second)[1] | yearlit = 2008 (rebuilt) | automated = | yeardeactivated = 2006-2008 | foundation = 12 piles | construction = concrete tower | shape = octagonal tower with double balcony and lantern | marking = white tower and lantern | height = {{convert|36|ft|m}} | focalheight ={{convert|32|ft|m}} | intensity = | range = {{convert|5|nmi|km}} | characteristic = Oc R 3s. | lightsource = solar power | lens = | currentlens = | fogsignal = | racon = | admiralty = 286 | canada = | NGA = 111-6192 | ARLHS = AUS-286 }} Western Channel Pile Light, also known as the West Wedding Cake due to its shape, is an active pile lighthouse located at the Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, off Georges Head at Mosman. It marks the western end of the Sow and Pigs Reef. It collapsed in December 2006 and was reconstructed and restored to operation in December 2008. HistoryWestern Channel Pile Light was established in 1924, replacing a marker buoy, together with Eastern Channel Pile Light.[2] It was constructed from concrete bottom (originally known as the "gas house"), supported by twelve piles,{{sfn|Sydney Ports Corporation}} 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}} In 1996 a {{convert|10|m}} stainless steel mast, serving as a weather station, was installed on the structure, providing information about weather conditions in the harbor.{{sfn|Tadros|2006}} The lighthouse was due for replacement in 2007, and a budget was set, but on 12 December 2006 it collapsed,{{sfn|Tadros|2006}} as one or two of the supporting piles broke.{{sfn|Sydney Ports Corporation}} The Sydney Ports Corporation employed Waterways Constructions to reconstruct the lighthouse.[3] The new tower was designed to look as similar as possible to its predecessor, using the salvaged and renovated lantern house, and a new lower section.{{sfn|Sydney Ports Corporation}} Reconstruction completed and the light returned to operation on 18 December 2008.{{sfn|Sydney Ports Corporation}} Site operation and visitingThe light is operated by the Sydney Ports corporation. It is accessible only by boat, and is closed to the public.{{sfn|Rowlett}} See also{{stack|{{portal|Sydney|Lighthouses}}}}
Notes1. ^According to {{harvnb|Rowlett}} and all other sources. 1947 according to {{harvnb|Searle}}. 2. ^According to {{harvnb|Rowlett}}. {{harvnb|Tadros|2006}} says the Eastern light was built in 1908. 3. ^{{Cite web |url= http://www.sydneyports.com.au/corporation/news/featured_news/general_news/putting_icing_on_the_wedding_cake |title=Sydney Ports - Putting icing on the Wedding Cake |work=sydneyports.com.au |accessdate=14 September 2010}} References{{refbegin}}
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