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Cape Egmont Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Egmont in the Taranaki Region of the North Island of New Zealand.[1] 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.[2]

Cape Egmont Lighthouse

Cape Egmont Lighthouse
Location	Cape Egmont, South Taranaki District, Taranaki, New Zealand
Coordinates	39°16′34″S 173°45′18″E
Tower
Constructed	1881
Construction	cast iron (tower)
Automated	1986
Height	20 m (66 ft)
Shape	cylinder
Markings	white
Power source	mains electricity
Operator	Maritime New Zealand
Heritage	NZHPT Category II listing
Light
Focal height	33 m (108 ft)
Range	19 nmi (35 km; 22 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 8s

The light was demanned and fully automated in 1986.

See also

• List of lighthouses in New Zealand

References

External links

• Media related to Cape Egmont Lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons
• Cape Egmont Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
• Lighthouses of New Zealand Maritime New Zealand

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