Cape Egmont Lighthouse
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.
 Cape Egmont and Mount Taranaki | |
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| Location | Cape Egmont, North Island, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 39°16′34.4″S 173°45′18.1″E |
| Year first constructed | 1881 |
| Automated | 1986 |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and lantern |
| Tower height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Focal height | 33 metres (108 ft) |
| Light source | mains power |
| Range | 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 8s. |
| Admiralty number | K4088 |
| NGA number | 4788 |
| ARLHS number | NZL-007 |
| Managing agent | Maritime New Zealand[1] |
| Heritage | NZHPT Category II listing  |
The light was demanned and fully automated in 1986.
References
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of New Zealand: North Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- Cape Egmont Lighthouse Profile Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine (from the Maritime New Zealand website
External links
- Cape Egmont Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
- Lighthouses of New Zealand Maritime New Zealand
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