Puysegur Point

Puysegur Point
Tawhitiwhiti-roro (Māori)
Point
Puysegur Point Lighthouse and foundations of old lighthouse keepers buildings
Puysegur Point
Location of Puysegur Point
Puysegur Point
Puysegur Point (New Zealand)
Coordinates: 46°09′22″S 166°36′36″E / 46.156°S 166.61°E / -46.156; 166.61
LocationFiordland, Southland District, New Zealand
Offshore water bodiesTasman Sea, Rakituma / Preservation Inlet

Puysegur Point is a headland located in the far southwest of the South Island of New Zealand. 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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