White Head
White Head is a cape in New Zealand. White Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Waikawa, as well as near Curio Bay.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waikawa.
Waikawa
Hamlet
Waikawa is a small settlement at the mouth of the Waikawa River in Southland, New Zealand, at the southwestern edge of The Catlins. The township is now a small fishing settlement, but at one time in the late 19th century was a major port, shipping timber from the sawmills of the Catlins north to help build the new town of Dunedin.
White Head
- Type: Cape
- Description: point near Waikawa in Otago Region, New Zealand
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-46.65758° or 46° 39′ 27″ southLongitude
169.16971° or 169° 10′ 11″ eastElevation
67 metres (220 feet)Open location code
4V5F85R9+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 11661743232OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2179133Wikidata ID
Q131339677
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