Saturday, June 27, 2020

Lighthouse of the Week, June 7-13, 2020: Cape Campbell, Marlborough, New Zealand


You might recognize this lighthouse, and if this works right, a couple of the next ones, too. But I'm not going to give the game away.   So let's just do the basics.

This is the Cape Campbell lighthouse in New Zealand.  (Let's see where.)

Let's get some specifications;  from this site:  Cape Campbell

Year built:
1870  (first made out of wood, then cast iron)

Tower height:  22 meters

Range (visibility distance):  19 nautical miles

Piece of trivia:   one of three New Zealand lighthouses that are painted other than just white.

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