Wadjemup Lighthouse
Completed in 1849, the original 20-metre (66 ft) Wadjemup Lighthouse (also known as Rottnest Island Light Station) was Western Australia's first stone lighthouse and was built to provide a safer sailing passage for ships to Fremantle Port and the Swan River Colony.
| Location | Rottnest Island Western Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°00′27″S 115°30′14″E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1896 |
| Construction | limestone |
| Automated | 1986 |
| Height | 38.7 metres (127 ft) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Operator | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
| Heritage | State Registered Place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1896 |
| Focal height | 80.5 metres (264 ft) |
| Intensity | 1,300,000 cd |
| Range | 26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 7.5s. |
| Designated | 31 December 1993 |
| Reference no. | 3254 |
A second and larger replacement tower was built on the same site in 1896. It is the fourth oldest extant lighthouse in Western Australia and was Australia's first rotating beam lighthouse. A shipwreck that was partly caused by poor communications and misunderstood signals from the lighthouse prompted the construction of Bathurst Lighthouse on the island in 1900.
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