Cape Egmont Lighthouse

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Cape Egmont Lighthouse
Mount Taranaki and Cape Egmont Lighthouse 02.jpg
Cape Egmont and Mount Taranaki
LocationCape Egmont, North Island, New Zealand
Coordinates39°16′34.4″S 173°45′18.1″E / 39.276222°S 173.755028°E / -39.276222; 173.755028Coordinates: 39°16′34.4″S 173°45′18.1″E / 39.276222°S 173.755028°E / -39.276222; 173.755028
Tower
Constructed1881
Constructioncast iron tower
Automated1986
Height20 metres (66 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
OperatorMaritime New Zealand[1]
HeritageNZHPT Category II listing Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height33 metres (108 ft)
Light sourcemains power
Range19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 8s.

Cape Egmont Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Egmont in the Taranaki Region of the North Island of New Zealand.[2] 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.

The light was demanned and fully automated in 1986.

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References[]

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

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