13 RANGITOTO, Summit of Rangitoto Island, Auckland Bay, New Zealand.
Posted by: greysman
S 36° 47.264 E 174° 51.480
60H E 308872 N 5926534
An order 5 survey mark on the summit of Rangitoto Island overlooking the island's crater. From here there are great views of Auckland.
Waymark Code: WMDWTP
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 03/03/2012
Views: 3
Coded A5WU and named 13 RANGITOTO this survey mark is a 60mm diameter galvanised iron tube capped with drilled centre hole and order 5. The mark is 0.28m above ground level and protected by a 3.9m beacon. It was last maintained on 6-May-2008.
The co-ordinates given for the mark are:
NEW ZEALAND GEODETIC DATUM 1949
Latitude: 36° 47' 22.2458" S
Longitude: 174° 51' 28.4088" E
NZGD 2000 COORDINATES
Latitude: 36° 46' 59.7178" S
Longitude: 174° 51' 36.0314" E height: 194.79m
For an explanation of the differences go to the LINZ web site at: http://www.linz.govt.nz/geodetic/
A table of accuracies for the different orders of marks can be found here: http://www.linz.govt.nz/geodetic/datums-projections-heights/heights/coordinate-orders