Tararua

Tararua is a wreck in , .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Waipapa Point Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Annette Teng, CC BY 3.0.
is a lighthouse located at , , . It was first lit on 1 January 1884. The lighthouse was built in response to the wreck of the passenger steamer SS Tararua on reefs off Waipapa Point on 29 April 1881, with the loss of 131 lives. is situated 1 km west of Tararua.

Tararua

Latitude
-46.65842° or 46° 39′ 30″ south
Longitude
168.8601° or 168° 51′ 36″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
4V5C8VR6+J2
Geo­Names ID
6206801
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