Year first lit 1905 Opened 1882 Year first constructed 1882 | Construction concrete tower Height 20 m Focal height 21 m | |
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Location Rangitoto IslandAucklandNew Zealand Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removed Markings / pattern white tower with four narrow horizontal bands People also search for Rangitoto Island, Rangitoto Channel, Waitemata Harbour | ||
Tracker ii returns home from snapper fishing passing rangitoto lighthouse
Rangitoto Lighthouse sits off the coast in McKenzie Bay, in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.
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- Tracker ii returns home from snapper fishing passing rangitoto lighthouse
- Rakino return via rangitoto lighthouse
- References
The lighthouse was built in 1882, but not lit until 1905.
Although not classed officially as a lighthouse by the New Zealand MSA, it does currently flash red every 12 seconds (also known as its character) and can been seen clearly from the southernmost of North Harbour's East Coast Bays.
The lighthouse is red and white in colour, stands at 21 metres tall and continues to run through solar power.The height of the focal plane is 69 ft or 21m.
Rakino return via rangitoto lighthouse
References
Rangitoto Lighthouse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA