Cape Foulwind Lighthouse

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Cape Foulwind Lighthouse
Cape Foulwind lighthouse.jpg
Place: Cape Foulwind , West Coast , South Island , New Zealand
Location: West Coast , New Zealand
Geographical location: 41 ° 44 '58.1 "  S , 171 ° 28' 0.5"  O Coordinates: 41 ° 44 '58.1 "  S , 171 ° 28' 0.5"  O
Height of tower base: 70  m
Fire carrier height : 9 m
Cape Foulwind Lighthouse (New Zealand)
Cape Foulwind Lighthouse
Identifier : Fl W 12s
Scope knows: 10 nm (18.5 km )
Optics: LED beacon
Function: lighthouse
Construction time: 1876
Operating time: since 1876
International ordinal number: K4486

Cape Foulwind Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Cape Foulwind in Buller District in the region West Coast on the South Island of New Zealand .

The tower, originally made of wood from the local Rimu , was put into operation on September 1st, 1876 and replaced in 1926 by a nearby concrete structure with a new look. Only the foundations and access stairs remain of the old tower.

The lighthouse was registered on September 21, 1989 by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust under number 5023 as "Historic Place Category 2".

  • Area of ​​the Cape Foulwind Lighthouse with the new tower, antenna mast and hill of the old lighthouse

  • Cape Foulwind Lighthouse as seen from the road access

  • Cape Foulwind lighthouse, back side

  • Remains of the old Cape Foulwind Lighthouse

  • Information from the Department of Conservation on the old tower

Web links

Commons : Cape Foulwind Lighthouse  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Cape Foulwind Lighthouse at newzealandlighthouses.com
  2. ^ Website of the New Zealand Historic Trust on the cultural monument "Cape Foulwind"