Steep Head Lighthouse
Fl White 5s🇳🇿Banks Peninsula Community, NZOperational
Location & Light Range
About Steep Head Lighthouse
The Steep Head light structure consists of a 4-meter tall, round concrete tower, painted white and set on a concrete pad. Its focal plane is 156 meters above sea level. The light displays a white flash every 5 seconds and has a visible distance of 30.2 nautical miles. Located at the eastern edge of Banks Peninsula in New Zealand's Canterbury region, it is 8.5 kilometers from Akaroa.
Why it matters: This navigation aid marks the easternmost point of Banks Peninsula, aiding ships in traversing this rocky coastline.
Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl White 5s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 156m
- Geographic Range
- 30.2NM
Location
- City
- Banks Peninsula Community
- Country
- 🇳🇿New Zealand
- Region
- Canterbury
- Sea Region
- eastern tip of the rugged Banks Peninsula
- Latitude
- -43.7454°
- Longitude
- 173.1281°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 3.9624m
- Tower Shape
- round
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: A 4m round lantern mounted on a concrete pad, painted white.
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Akaroa(8.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- K4310
- NGA No.
- 5280
- ARLHS No.
- NZL-086
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