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
LocationCape Campbell
South Island
New Zealand
Coordinates41°43′39.37″S 174°16′31.30″E
Tower
Constructed1870 (first)
Constructioncast iron tower
Automated1986
Height22 metres (72 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite and black horizontal bands tower
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorMaritime New Zealand[1]
Light
First lit1905 (current)
Focal height47 metres (154 ft)
Range19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 15s Edit this on Wikidata

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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