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 / 35.175306°S 174.332583°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1910 (first) |
| Construction | cast iron tower (first) fibreglass tower (current) |
| Automated | 1978  |
| Height | approx. 15 metres (49 ft) (first) 4 metres (13 ft) (current) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with lantern |
| Markings | white tower |
| Operator | Department of Conservation[1] |
| Heritage | Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic place listing |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1978 (current) |
| Deactivated | 1978 (first) |
| Focal height | 146 metres (479 ft) |
| Range | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 15s. (current) |
| Designated | 26 June 2009 |
| Reference no. | 7799 |
The lighthouse was deactivated and keepers were withdrawn in 1978 and replaced by an automated beacon on the same site.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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of New Zealand: North Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 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. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
External links
editMedia related to Cape Brett Lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons
- 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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