Cuvier Island Lighthouse
Cuvier Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Cuvier Island, a small island off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.[2] It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand.
  New Zealand | |
| |
| Location | Cuvier Island North Island New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°26′23.2″S 175°47′10.3″E |
| Year first constructed | 1889 |
| Year first lit | 1889 |
| Automated | 1982 |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white ower, black lantern dome |
| Tower height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Focal height | 119 metres (390 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Range | 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 15s. |
| Admiralty number | K3886 |
| NGA number | 4284. |
| ARLHS number | NZL-018 |
| Managing agent | Department of Conservation[1] |
History
The light was constructed in 1889 and was the first lighthouse built in New Zealand using cast iron. The light was fully automated in 1982 and is controlled from the Maritime New Zealand headquarters in Wellington. Cuvier Island itself is a wildlife reserve which is managed by the Department of Conservation and is part of an island restoration project.
gollark: I have compact machines too, you know.
gollark: .
gollark: I'm planning to do that soon, hence why I'm trying to find a cool design
gollark: I like making 4x4x4 interface/assembler cubes.
gollark: I mean, P2P tunnels do kind of simplify it lots, but there's an art to getting channels in the right places.
References
- "Lighthouses Directory". Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- Cuvier Island Lighthouse Profile Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine (from the Maritime New Zealand website)
External links
- Cuvier Island Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
- Lighthouses of New Zealand Maritime New Zealand
- Picture of Cuvier Island Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory
.jpeg)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.