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Date

[3 Sept. 1878]

Description

French Pass showing a red sky reflecting on the mountain range. A beacon can be seen above water level

See also E-326-f-011-1, a view of the same spot on the same day taken from the opposite side of the pass.

The beacon shown was a barrel on top of a 5.5 metre metal rod, cemented to the rock below water level. It was placed there by HMS Pandora in 1854 and replaced in 1881.

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Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

French Pass, Marlborough, New Zealand

Country

New Zealand