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  coordinates 41°25'S 174°52'E
  yearbuilt 1935
  yearlit 1935
  automated 1989
  elevation 87 m
  range 18 Km
  construction Concrete
  shape Hexagonal tower
  height 12 m
  characteristic White Oc 15s
  marking White


Baring Head Lighthouse is a Lighthouse at Baring Head in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand . It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand .

Its purpose was to be the main light for the Cook Strait and Wellington Harbour and replaced the light at Pencarrow Head which was decomissioned in 1935. The lighthouse was initially powered by a diesel generator but was converted to mains electricity in 1950. The light was fully automated in 1989.

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