Managing Organization: Maritime New Zealand
Website: http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz
Notes: This lighthouse is located within Fiordland National Park. Tower Height: 16 Height of Focal Plane: 148 Characteristic and Range: White light flash every 12 seconds, visible for 22 nautical miles. Description of Tower: White, octagonal concrete tower.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers? 1879: Wooden tower, burned down in 1942. Date Established: 1879 Date Present Tower Built: 1943 Date Deactivated: 1980-1987 Date Automated: 1989 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Directions: State Highway 94 to Te Anau branches off the main Invercargill - Queenstown Road. There is regular bus service to Te Anau and Milford Sound. For more information contact Fiordland National Park at fiordlandvc@doc.govt.nz Keepers: ? Scopes (c. 1878-?), ? Hodge (c. 1937)
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