Cape Brett Lighthouse
 Cape Brett Lighthouse | |
  New Zealand | |
| Location |
Cape Brett North Island New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°10′31.1″S 174°19′57.3″E / 35.175306°S 174.332583°ECoordinates: 35°10′31.1″S 174°19′57.3″E / 35.175306°S 174.332583°E |
| Year first constructed | 1910 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1978 (current) |
| Deactivated | 1978 (first) |
| Construction |
cast iron tower (first) fibreglass tower (current) |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower |
| Height |
approx. 15 metres (49 ft) (first) 4 metres (13 ft) (current) |
| Focal height | 146 metres (479 ft) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 15s. (current) |
| Admiralty number | K3709 |
| NGA number | 3912 |
| ARLHS number | NZL-005 |
| Managing agent | Department of Conservation[1] |
Cape Brett Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Brett in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. The site was surveyed and chosen in 1908 by Captain John Bollons of NZGSS Hinemoa.[2]
The lighthouse was deactivated and keepers withdrawn in 1978 and replaced by an automated beacon on the same site.
See also
References
External links
- Website of New Zealand Historic Trust "Cape Brett Lighthouse Station"
- at newzealandlighthouses.com
- History of Cape Brett Lightouse Department of Conservation
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