Castle Point Lighthouse
Castlepoint, New Zealand
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Castle Point Lighthouse, located near Castlepoint in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island, is a cast-iron structure completed in 1913 that stands 23 metres tall. The tower reaches 52 metres above sea level, making it the North Island's tallest lighthouse. It remains one of only two lighthouses in New Zealand still illuminated by its original rotating Fresnel lens and is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand.
- Built
- Type
- lighthouse
- Materials
- cast iron
- Height
- 23 m
- Place
- Castlepoint, New Zealand
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