Puysegur Point
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Puysegur Point is a headland located in the far southwest of the South Island of New Zealand.[1] It lies within Fiordland National Park on the southern head of Preservation Inlet and is Script error: No such module "convert". west-northwest of Invercargill. The name 'Puysegur' was bestowed by Lieutenant Jules Dumont d'Urville or Midshipman Jules de Blosseville during a South Pacific expedition of La Coquille; probably in honour of the French naval officer Antoine-Hyacinthe-Anne de Chastenet de Puységur (1752–1809).
Geography
Puysegur Point has been said to be the windiest place in New Zealand, with gales recorded on an average of 48 days a year.[2] The 2009 Dusky Sound earthquake[3] pushed Puysegur Point closer to Australia by Script error: No such module "convert"..[4]
Biodiversity
Humpback whales pass the point during annual migrations.[5]
Lighthouse
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The landing
The main access to Puysegur Point and the lighthouse is via a track from a beach landing point at Otago Retreat — a narrow waterway between the mainland and Coal Island in Preservation Inlet to the north west of the point.[8] The name Otago Retreat originates from the passage of the schooner Otago that found shelter in this narrow passage during a voyage accompanying the survey ship HMS Acheron on a survey of the South Island around 1850–51.[9][10][11] There are buildings remaining at the landing that formerly served the lighthouse. One of the buildings is a Department of Conservation shelter, known as the Landing Shed.[12]
Climate
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References
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- ↑ Dawbin, H. W. (1995) The Migrations of Humpback Whales which Pass the New Zealand Coast. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Volume 84, 1956–57. pp.147–196. Department of Zoology, Victoria University College, Wellington. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved on 9 July 2014
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External links
- Puysegur Point lighthouse at Maritime New Zealand
- Puysegur Point - Furthest Frontier II - EP7 video at Youtube