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Nugget Point (1870)

 

Photograph of the signal mast and the storage shed, Nugget Point, South Otago.

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mätauraga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

 

Photograph of supplies being landed at Nugget Point, South Otago.

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mätauraga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

 

 

Nugget Point, with path leading up to lighthouse.

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mätauraga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

 

Port Molyneux situated at the mouth of the Clutha river was a bustling port between the 1860s and 1870s making Nugget Point with its reefs and rocks a necessary place for a lighthouse. Originally a 3 keeper light it was automated in 1982.

 

DIRECTIONS:

A good way to see both Nugget Point and Waipapa Point lighthouses is to follow the "Southern Scenic Route" and "Heritage Trails" from Balclutha to Invercargill through the Catlins area.

From Balclutha, drive to Kaka Point. From there a gravel road leads to Nugget Point. A 15 minute walk takes you out along a spectacular track to the lighthouse.

Sea animals to look out for are a Fur Seal colony and the rare Yellow-eyed Penquins.

 

 

Island South
Province Otago
Location Catlins
Number K4380
Date Commissioned 4 July,1870
Date Decommissioned
Automated 1989
Latitude 46° 27' South
Longitude 169° 49' East
Elevation Above Sea Level 76m
Height 9.4m
Character Flashes twice every 12 seconds
Range 19 N. miles (35 km)
Made
Construction Stone, quarried on site
Converted Kerosene To Diesel 1949
Converted Diesel To Mains Electricity
Wattage
Present Tower Original
Authority
Date Visited 4 January, 2000
 

 

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