Cape Egmont Lighthouse

Cape Egmont Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Egmont in the Taranaki Region of the North Island of New Zealand.[1] It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The light was manufactured by Simpson & Co., Pimlico, London, in 1864 and erected on Mana Island to the north west of Porirua in 1865, but it was sometimes confused with the Pencarrow Head light at the entrance to Wellington Harbour and in 1877 the light was dismantled and moved to Cape Egmont.[2]

Cape Egmont Lighthouse
Cape Egmont Lighthouse
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LocationCape Egmont, South Taranaki District, Taranaki, New Zealand Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates39°16′34″S 173°45′18″E / 39.276222°S 173.755028°E / -39.276222; 173.755028
Tower
Constructed1881 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructioncast iron (tower) Edit this on Wikidata
Automated1986 Edit this on Wikidata
Height20 m (66 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylinder Edit this on Wikidata
Markingswhite Edit this on Wikidata
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorMaritime New Zealand Edit this on Wikidata
HeritageHeritage New Zealand Category 2 historic place listing Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height33 m (108 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range19 nmi (35 km; 22 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 8s Edit this on Wikidata
Designated11 December 2003
Reference no.820

The light was demanned and fully automated in 1986.

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References

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  1. ^ Cape Egmont Lighthouse Profile Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine (from the Maritime New Zealand website
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of New Zealand: North Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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