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 145 kilometres (90 mi) 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).
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Puysegur Point
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Coordinates: 46.156°S 166.61°E / -46.156; 166.61 | |
Location | Fiordland, Southland District, New Zealand |
Offshore water bodies | Tasman Sea, Rakituma / Preservation Inlet |
Native name | Tawhitiwhiti-roro (Māori) |
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