Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse

Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse ( German: Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse - ) is located at the South Point, Victoria, Australia on the Wilsons Promontory peninsula. From this point of the peninsula a unique 360 ° panoramic views over Bass Strait is possible. The Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse is the lighthouse of southern Victoria.

The lighthouse is only about 18 km long walk from Tidal River from, the only place on Wilsons Promontory can be achieved. At the lighthouse can be stayed.

The lighthouse had the ships the way that drove through the Bass Strait. The Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse - is the most important part of the Promontory Light Station.

History

The Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse was built by convicts in the British colonial period in a period of about seven years. Construction began in 1853 and was completed in 1859. The 19 -meter high lighthouse and the house was built of local granite pending. The Wilsons Promontory Light Station with lighthouse and country house is entered in the list of Commonwealth Heritage in Victoria.