Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse

Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse
Location Mokohinau Islands, North Island, New Zealand
Coordinates
Year first constructed 1883[1]
Year first lit 1883
Automated 1970s[1]
Construction Stone
Tower shape Cylindrical tower
Markings / pattern White
Height 14 m
Focal height 122 m
Range 35 Km
Characteristic White FL. 10s

Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Burgess Island, one of the Mokohinau Islands, which lie of the northeast coast of the North Island of New Zealand.[2] It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand.

The lighthouse was built in 1883 and first lit during June of that year. It's isolated position, approximately 50 km northeast of Cape Rodney makes it one of the most distant lighthouses from the mainland.

In 1980, the lighthouse was fully automated and the lighthouse keepers were withdrawn. The lighthouse is now monitored remotely from Wellington. The light flashes every 12 seconds and can be seen for 19 nautical miles (35 km).

References

  1. ^ a b "The Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, Part 2". Inset to The New Zealand Herald: pp. 15. 3 March 2010. 
  2. ^ Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse Profile (from the Maritime New Zealand website)