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Name: Breaksea Island Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Albany, WA, , Australia

Location: Southwest coast of Australia.

Managing Organization:
Albany Port Authority

Tower Height: 51

Height of Focal Plane: 390

Characteristic and Range: Two white flashes every 10 seconds, range 13 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Cylindrical stone tower gray, dwelling attached.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
c. 1850s: Tower on center of roof of dwelling.

Date Established: c. 1850s

Date Present Tower Built: c. 1894

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Keepers: Job Augustus Symonds (1887-1894)


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