Dog Island Lighthouse
The Dog Island Lighthouse on Dog Island in Foveaux Strait is New Zealand's tallest lighthouse, and one of its oldest. It is notable for its masonry construction, and is a work example by an engineer who was prominent at the time.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Bluff.
East End
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East End is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the east of the city centre, north of Strandon, and west of Fitzroy. East End is situated 7 km northwest of Dog Island Lighthouse.
Bluff
Photo: Karora, Public domain.
Bluff is a small port town and the southernmost town on the South Island of New Zealand. It is 30 km south of the city of Invercargill.
Dog Island Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse at Foveaux Strait, New Zealand
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-46.65189° or 46° 39′ 7″ southLongitude
168.41058° or 168° 24′ 38″ eastHeight
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
4V5C8CX6+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 992530306OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q1234612
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Dog Island Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Dog Island”
- French: “Phare de Dog Island”
- German: “Dog Island Lighthouse”
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Highlights include Entrance Shoal and Stirling Point.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dog Island Lighthouse”. Photo: Inkey, Public domain.