Waipapa Point
| Waipapa Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 40 ′ S , 168 ° 51 ′ E | |
| location | Southland District , Southland , South Island | |
| Waters | southern pacific ocean | |
| length | 750 m | |
| width | 500 m | |
| height | 21 m | |
| lighthouse | Waipapa Point Lighthouse | |
The Waipapa Point is a cape in Southland District of Region Southland on the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The Waipapa Point is located approximately 45 km southeast of Invercargill and about 62 km south of Gore , at the eastern end of Toetoes Bay .
The cape can be reached from the small settlement of Otara via Waipapa Otara Road and the subsequent Waipapa Lighthouse Road .
history
On April 29, 1881, the passenger steamer Tararua ran aground on the Otara Reef , which reached a good 2 km into the sea, off the coast of Waipapa Point and sank. 131 passengers were killed in what is considered to be the worst disaster in New Zealand civil shipping. Many of the victims were buried 1.5 km east of the location of today's lighthouse. The place is known as Tararua Acre .
As a result of this accident, the Waipapa Point Lighthouse was built on the Cape in 1884 . The lighthouse, which is considered to be one of the last wooden lighthouses in New Zealand still in operation, was automated in 1975 and converted to solar energy in 1988.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed July 9, 2018 .
- ↑ Tararua shipwreck . Christchurch City Libraries , accessed July 9, 2018 .
- ^ A b SS Tararua Wreck Site , Tararua Acre, and Waipapa Lighthouse Site . Heritage New Zealand , accessed July 9, 2018 .
- ^ Waipapa Point . Maritime New Zealand , accessed July 9, 2018 .