Cook's Head Rock

Cook's Head during late afternoon. Looking north towards Taieri Mouth and Dunedin.

Cook's Head Rock is a phonolite basalt rock[1] standing on the Chrystall's Beach expanse closely north of the rivermouth settlement Toko Mouth of South Otago, New Zealand.[2] The lower faces of the rock are made up of numerous hexagonal basalt columns suggesting Cook's Head Rock is a former volcanic vent.

References

  1. ↑ "The Botanical Society of Otago: Newsletter Number 51 June 2007" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Place Name Detail: Cook's Head Rock". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 2009-03-28.

Coordinates: 46°12′07″S 170°04′52″E / 46.2019°S 170.0810°E / -46.2019; 170.0810

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