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

The light was demanned and fully automated in 1986.

See also

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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