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| Location | Castlepoint North Island New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 40°54′01.5″S 176°13′53.2″E / 40.900417°S 176.231444°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1913 |
| Foundation | concrete |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Automated | 1988 |
| Height | 23 metres (75 ft) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, gray lantern dome |
| Power source | mains electricity  |
| Operator | Maritime New Zealand[1] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1913 |
| Focal height | 52 metres (171 ft) |
| Lens | second order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 30s. |
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Castle Point Lighthouse, located near the village of Castlepoint in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand,[2] is the North Island's tallest lighthouse standing 52 metres above sea level and is one of only two left in New Zealand still lit by the original rotating fresnel lens. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of New Zealand: North Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ Castle Point Lighthouse profile Archived 21 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine (from the Maritime New Zealand website)