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]
.jpg) Cape Egmont Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Cape Egmont, South Taranaki District, Taranaki, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 39°16′34″S 173°45′18″E / 39.276222°S 173.755028°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1881  |
| Construction | cast iron (tower) |
| Automated | 1986 |
| Height | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Shape | cylinder |
| Markings | white |
| Power source | mains electricity |
| Operator | Maritime New Zealand |
| Heritage | Heritage New Zealand Category 2 historic place listing |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Range | 19 nmi (35 km; 22 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 8s |
| Designated | 11 December 2003 |
| Reference no. | 820 |
The light was demanned and fully automated in 1986.
See also
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References
edit- ^ Cape Egmont Lighthouse Profile Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine (from the Maritime New Zealand website
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of New Zealand: North Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
External links
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Media related to Cape Egmont Lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons- Cape Egmont Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
- Lighthouses of New Zealand Maritime New Zealand
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