Cape Brett Lighthouse
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]
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| Location | Cape Brett North Island New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 35°10′31.1″S 174°19′57.3″E |
| Year first constructed | 1910 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1978 (current) |
| Automated | 1978  |
| Deactivated | 1978 (first) |
| Construction | cast iron tower (first) fibreglass tower (current) |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower |
| Tower height | approx. 15 metres (49 ft) (first) 4 metres (13 ft) (current) |
| Focal height | 146 metres (479 ft) |
| Range | 17 nautical mile |
| Characteristic | Fl W 15s. (current) |
| Admiralty number | K3709 |
| NGA number | 3912 |
| ARLHS number | NZL-005 |
| Managing agent | Department of Conservation[1] |
| Heritage | NZHPT Category I listing |
The lighthouse was deactivated and keepers were withdrawn in 1978 and replaced by an automated beacon on the same site.
Cape Brett Lighthouse and its associated structures are on the Heritage New Zealand list as a Category 1 Historic Place List No: 7799. It was registered on 26 June 2009.[3]
References
- "Lighthouses Directory". Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- "Cape Brett Lighthouse". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- "Cape Brett Lighthouse Station". Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
External links
- Cape Brett Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
- 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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