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.Photo: Annette Teng, CC BY 3.0.
Waipapa Point Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in New Zealand
- Categories: wooden lighthouse, historic site, historic building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southland District, Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-46.66006° or 46° 39′ 36″ southLongitude
168.84705° or 168° 50′ 49″ eastHeight
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
4V5C8RQW+XROpenStreetMap ID
node 268897689OpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q7960265
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In Other Languages
From French to Macedonian—“Waipapa Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de la pointe Waipapa”
- 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.
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