Rangitoto Lighthouse

Rangitoto Lighthouse
Location	Rangitoto Island; Auckland; New Zealand
Coordinates	36°46′54.5″S 174°49′20.9″E / 36.781806°S 174.822472°ECoordinates: 36°46′54.5″S 174°49′20.9″E / 36.781806°S 174.822472°E
Tower
Constructed	1882
Construction	concrete tower
Height	20 metres (66 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removed
Markings	white tower with four narrow horizontal bands
Power source	solar power
Operator	Ports of Auckland
Light
First lit	1905
Focal height	21 metres (69 ft)
Range	7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Characteristic	Fl R 12s.

Rangitoto Lighthouse (also called Rangitoto Beacon) is a lighthouse off the coast in McKenzie Bay, in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.

The lighthouse was built in 1882. In 1905 a light was added for nighttime visibility.

Although not classed officially as a lighthouse by the New Zealand MSA, it does currently flash red every 12 seconds (also known as its character) and can be seen clearly from the southernmost of North Harbour's East Coast Bays.

The beacon is red and white in colour, stands at 21 metres tall, and continues to run through solar power. The height of the focal plane is 69 ft or 21 m.^[2]

References[]

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of New Zealand: North Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ "TrekEarth: Photos". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.

External links[]

Rangitoto Island Light in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
Lighthouses of New Zealand Maritime New Zealand

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[1] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of New Zealand: North Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[2] "TrekEarth: Photos". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.

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v t Lighthouses in New Zealand
Italics indicate inactive sites.
North Island	Baring Head Lighthouse Cape Brett Lighthouse Bean Rock Lighthouse Cape Egmont Lighthouse Cape Palliser Lighthouse Cape Reinga Lighthouse Castle Point Lighthouse Cuvier Island Lighthouse East Cape Lighthouse Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse Pencarrow Head Lighthouse Rangitoto Lighthouse Tiritiri Matangi Lighthouse
South Island	Boulder Bank Lighthouse Cape Campbell Lighthouse Cape Foulwind Lighthouse Dog Island Lighthouse Farewell Spit Lighthouse Katiki Point Lighthouse Nugget Point Lighthouse Puysegur Point Lighthouse Stephens Island Lighthouse Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse Waipapa Point Lighthouse

Tower


Location	Rangitoto Island Auckland New Zealand
Coordinates	36°46′54.5″S 174°49′20.9″E / 36.781806°S 174.822472°E / -36.781806; 174.822472Coordinates: 36°46′54.5″S 174°49′20.9″E / 36.781806°S 174.822472°E / -36.781806; 174.822472
Constructed	1882
Construction	concrete tower
Height	20 metres (66 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removed
Markings	white tower with four narrow horizontal bands
Power source	solar power
Operator	Ports of Auckland^[1]

Light
First lit	1905
Focal height	21 metres (69 ft)
Range	7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Characteristic	Fl R 12s. Fl R 12s

Rangitoto Lighthouse

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