Waipapa Point Lighthouse
Waipapa Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand. 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.
- Lighthouse
- …stands 21 metres (69 feet) tall
- Description: lighthouse in New Zealand
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Latitude
-46.66006° or 46° 39′ 36″ south
Longitude
168.84705° or 168° 50′ 49″ east
Open location code
4V5C8RQW+XR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to Macedonian—“Waipapa Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “Phare de la pointe Waipapa”
- German: “Waipapa Point Lighthouse”
- Macedonian: “Светилник на ’ртот Ваипапа”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include SS Tararua and Tararua Acre Cemetery.
Nearby Places
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Southland: Highlights
Learn more about Fiordland National Park and Invercargill.
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