Waikato Region West Coast Lighthouses Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Waikato Region West Coast Lighthouses Lighthouse
This 12-meter tower stands 36 meters above sea level on the Waikato Region West Coast of New Zealand, at the Taharoa Ironsands mine headquarters. It displays two white flashes every 20 seconds and has a geographic range of 16.4 nautical miles. The structure consists of a tower with red and white horizontal bands rising from a one-story building. Its exterior is painted orange with a white border. While the site is open to the public, the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for shipping lanes connected to the Taharoa Ironsands mine, facilitating the safe transport of iron sands.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Long Flash
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- LFl(2) W 20s
- Focal Height
- 36m
- Geographic Range
- 16.4NM
Location
- Country
- 🇳🇿New Zealand
- Region
- Waikato
- Sea Region
- Waikato Region West Coast, New Zealand, at the headquarters of the Taharoa Ironsands mine
- Latitude
- -38.1658°
- Longitude
- 174.7048°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Waitara(54.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- K4096
- NGA No.
- 4836
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Color
- orange with a white border
Structure: tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands, rising from a 1-story building
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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