Gillespies Point
Gillespies Point is a small headland on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island. The point marks the north-eastern end of Gillespies Beach and the western end of Waikowhai Bluff, as well as the mouth of Waikowhai Stream.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: point in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Gillespies Point / Kōhaihai”, “Gillespies Point/Kohaihai”, “Kohaihai”, and “Kōhaihai”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gillespies Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gillespies Beach.
Gillespies Beach
Locality
Gillespies Beach is a black sand beach and settlement on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 20 kilometres west of Fox Glacier township by road.
Gillespies Point
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.39656° or 43° 23′ 48″ southLongitude
169.84137° or 169° 50′ 29″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
4V8FJR3R+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 11110986839OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Maori—“Gillespies Point” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Gillespie Point”
- Cebuano: “Gillespies Point/Kohaihai”
- Cebuano: “Gillespies Point”
- Maori: “Kōhaihai”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Karangarua and Fox Glacier.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gillespies Lagoon and Miners Tunnel.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gillespies Point”. Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.