Puysegur Point (1879)
Photo courtesy of MSA.
Situated near Preservation Inlet in a remote part of Fiordland, Puysegur Point is New Zealand's most isolated lighthouse.
The initial transportation to the lighthouse was by a 9 hour boat trip from Bluff, this method of transportation was replaced in the late 1950s by a sea plane.
Decommissioned in 1980, the lighthouse was replaced by two beacons on Windsor Point and Cape Providence.
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http://www.newzeal.com/theme/LH/lighthouses.htm
If anyone has any information on this light please contact me. thekiwimark@msn.com
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Inaccessible, unless you have a boat or tramp through the bush.
| Island | South |
| Province | Southland |
| Location | Fiordland |
| Number | K4442 |
| Date Commissioned | 1 March 1879 |
| Date Decommissioned | |
| Automated | 1989 |
| Latitude | 46 10' South |
| Longitude | 166 36' East |
| Elevation Above Sea Level | 48m (45m) |
| Height | 5.5 |
| Character | White light flashes every 12 seconds |
| Range | 22 N. miles (41km) (19 N. miles) |
| Made | |
| Construction | Wooden, replaced by concrete tower January 1943 |
| Converted Kerosene To Diesel | January 1943 |
| Converted Diesel To Mains Electricity | |
| Wattage | |
| Present Tower | Original?? |
| Authority | |
| Date Visited |
| Head Keeper | From | To |
| March 1, 1879 | ||
| John Frederick Rayner | June 1902 | Nov 1906 |
| Tom Smith | Oct 1914 | |
| T. A. Clark | June 1959 |
| Assistant Keeper (1st) | From | To |
| March 1, 1879 | ||
| Andreas Fremming Stewart Sandager | Dec 1894 | Feb 1904 |
| Mr. Lee | ? | Nov 1906 |
| Mr Kent | Nov 1906 | ? |
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