Cape Campbell Lighthouse

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.

Information plaque on the Cape Campbell Lighthouse

Cape Campbell Lighthouse
New Zealand
LocationCape Campbell
South Island
New Zealand
Coordinates41°43′39.37″S 174°16′31.30″E
Year first constructed1870 (first)
Year first lit1905 (current)
Automated1986
Constructioncast iron tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite and black horizontal bands tower
Tower height22 metres (72 ft)
Focal height47 metres (154 ft)
Light sourcemains power
Range19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
CharacteristicFL (1) W 15s.
Admiralty numberK4274
NGA number5188
ARLHS numberNZL-006
Managing agentMaritime New Zealand[1]

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. [2]

It featured in the 2016 film The Light Between Oceans.

See also

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 22 January 2019 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.

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