General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Timber tower |
Location
| Location: |
Southland, New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 46° 39' 36.23" S 168° 50' 49.42" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 13 m |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Waipapa Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand. It was first lit on 1 January 1884.
The lighthouse was built in response to the wreck of the passenger steamerTararua on reefs off Waipapa Point on 29 April 1881, with the loss of 131 lives. With its sibling, the retired Kaipara North Head Lighthouse, this was one of the last two wooden lighthouses built in New Zealand.
The lighthouse was automated and keepers withdrawn in 1975. It has been solar powered since 1988. A new LED beacon was installed externally on the balcony of the lighthouse in December 2008. Restoration work conducted in 2008 ensured it was weatherproof and secure from vandalism.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Waipapa Point Lighthouse" and modified on June 2, 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20035523 - Published on:
17/03/2008 - Last updated on:
29/05/2020
