Cook’s Head Rock

Cook's Head Rock is a phonolite basalt rock standing on the Chrystall's Beach expanse closely north of the rivermouth settlement of South Otago, .
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  • Type: Rock
  • Description: rock in New Zealand
  • Also known as: Aonui”, “Cooks Head”, and “Cooks Head Rock

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenledi and Toko Mouth.

Locality
, also known as Bull Creek, is a small coastal farming and holiday settlement to the east of , in the region of New Zealand's . is situated 3 km north of Cook’s Head Rock.

Hamlet
Photo: Pwhdavey, Public domain.
is a settlement close to the south bank of the mouth of the , some 50 kilometres south of and 15 kilometres southeast of in , . is situated 3½ km southwest of Cook’s Head Rock.

Cook’s Head Rock

Latitude
-46.20187° or 46° 12′ 7″ south
Longitude
170.08121° or 170° 4′ 52″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
4V5GQ3XJ+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1137997187
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
Geo­Names ID
2208243
Wiki­data ID
Q5166865
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bull Creek and Tokoiti.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aonui / Cooks Head and Grange Hill.

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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 “Cook’s Head Rock”. Photo: Inkey, Public domain.