Puysegur Point

Puysegur Point Tawhitiwhiti-roro (Māori)
Point
Puysegur Point Lighthouse and foundations of old lighthouse keepers buildings
Puysegur Point Location of Puysegur Point Show map of Fiordland Puysegur Point Puysegur Point (New Zealand) Show map of New Zealand
Coordinates: 46°09′22″S 166°36′36″E / 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)

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).