Abut Head

Headland in South Island, New Zealand

Abut Head

Point

Abut Head

Location of Abut Head

Coordinates: 43°06′37″S 170°15′48″E﻿ / ﻿43.1103°S 170.2633°E﻿ / -43.1103; 170.2633
Location| Westland District, New Zealand
Offshore water bodies| Tasman Sea, Whataroa River
Elevation| 52 metres (171 ft)

Abut Head is a forested headland on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.[1] It is located north of the village of Whataroa and west of Harihari, and is southwest of the Westland District's main centre, Hokitika. On the southern side of the headland, the Whataroa River meets the Tasman Sea. To the east is the Saltwater Lagoon.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Place name detail: Abut Head". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 17 March 2009.

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Landforms of Westland District, New Zealand

Alpine passes|

* Arthur's Pass
* Browning Pass / Nōti Raureka
* Copland Pass
* Haast Pass

Bays|

* Bruce Bay
* Jackson Bay

Canyons, gorges
and waterfalls|

* Fantail Falls
* Gates of Haast
* Hokitika Gorge
* Otira Gorge
* Roaring Billy Falls
* Thunder Creek Falls

Glaciers|

* Agassiz Glacier
* Douglas Glacier
* Fox Glacier
* Franz Josef Glacier
* Garden of Eden Ice Plateau
* Olivine Ice Plateau
* Volta Glacier

Headlands|

* Abut Head
* Awarua Point
* Gillespies Point
* Knights Point

Islands|

* Open Bay Islands

Lakes and lagoons|

* Abel Lake
* Alpine Lake / Ata Puai
* Lake Ellery
* Lake Gault
* Lake Ianthe
* Lake Kaniere
* Lake Mahinapua
* Lake Mapourika
* Lake Matheson
* Lake Moeraki
* Ōkārito Lagoon
* Lake Paringa
* Saltwater Lagoon
* Lake Wahapo

Mountain ranges|

* Butler Range
* Southern Alps

Mountains|

* Mount Adams
* Aoraki / Mount Cook
* Mount Aspiring / Tititea
* Mount Dampier
* Mount Graham
* Mount Haast
* Mount Hopkins
* La Perouse
* Lendenfeld Peak
* Mount Rolleston
* Mount Sefton
* Silberhorn
* Mount Tasman
* Mount Vancouver
* Mount Whitcombe

River flats|

* Pleasant Flat

Rivers|

* Adams River
* Arahura River
* Arawhata River
* Balfour River
* Barlow River
* Barn River
* Bettne River
* Big Wainihinihi River
* Burke River
* Butler River
* Callery River
* Cascade River
* Clarke River
* Clearwater River
* Cook River / Weheka
* Copland River
* Cropp River
* Deception River
* Donald River
* Douglas River
* Drake River
* Duncan River
* Edison River
* Fork River
* Fox River
* Gorge River
* Gunn River
* Haast River
* Hacket River
* Hall River
* Hapuka River
* Harman River
* Hinatua River
* Hokitika River
* Hope River
* Jackson River
* Jerry River
* Kaniere River
* Karangarua River
* Kokatahi River
* Lambert River
* Landsborough River
* Lord River
* Macfarlane River
* Mahitahi River
* Jacobs River
* Manakaiaua River
* Maori River
* Martyr River
* Mikonui River
* Moeraki River
* Morse River
* Mueller River
* Mungo River
* Ngatau River
* North Barlow River
* Ohinemaka River
* Ōhinetamatea River
* Ōkārito River
* Okuru River
* Ōmoeroa River
* Oneone River
* Otehake River
* Ōtira River
* Ōtoko River
* Paringa River
* Perth River
* Poerua River
* Rolleston River
* Rotokino River
* Ruera River
* Ship Creek
* Smoothwater River
* Smyth River
* Stafford River
* Strauchon River
* Styx River
* Taipo River
* Taramakau River
* Te Rahotaiepa River
* Toaroha River
* Tōtara River
* Totarakaitorea River
* Troyte River
* Tuke River
* Turnbull River
* Waiatoto River
* Waiho River
* Waikūkūpa River
* Waipara River
* Waita River
* Waitaha River
* Waitangitāhuna River
* Waitangiroto River
* Wanganui River
* Whakaikai River
* Whakapohai River
* Whataroa River
* Whitcombe River
* Wilkinson River
* Willberg River
* Williamson River
* Wills River

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