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Cape Campbell Lighthouse

Location	Cape Campbell South Island New Zealand
Coordinates	41°43′39.37″S 174°16′31.30″E / 41.7276028°S 174.2753611°E / -41.7276028; 174.2753611
Tower
Constructed	1870 (first)
Construction	cast iron tower
Automated	1986
Height	22 metres (72 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white and black horizontal bands tower
Power source	mains electricity
Operator	Maritime New Zealand
Light
First lit	1905 (current)
Focal height	47 metres (154 ft)
Range	19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 15s

Cape Campbell Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Campbell in the Marlborough region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The original lighthouse at this site was first lit on 1 August 1870. However, this lighthouse was constructed of timber, and in 1898 these timbers were found to be decaying. This led to the construction of the current cast iron tower, which began operating in October 1905.

The light was originally fuelled by oil. In 1938 the oil lamp was replaced with an electric one powered by a local diesel generator. This was subsequently replaced by a connection to the mains grid in the 1960s. The light was fully automated in 1986 and is now managed from a control room in Wellington.

It featured in the 2016 film The Light Between Oceans.

See also

• List of lighthouses in New Zealand

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of New Zealand: South Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
2. Cape Campbell Lighthouse Archived 9 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine Maritime New Zealand

A youngsters vision of the Cape Campbell Lighthouse and surrounds is in the book, The Tall White Tower. (Published by Terry Cole, nephew of the author, Eric Creamer.

External links

• Media related to Cape Campbell Lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons
• Cape Campbell Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
• Lighthouses of New Zealand Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Maritime New Zealand

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