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". http://google.com/search?q=cache:PhpBoLwMn8kJ:www.botany.otago.ac.nz/bso/newsletters/bso51.pdf+cook%27s+head+rock+chrystalls+beach&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=nz&client=firefox-a. 
2. ^ "Place Name Detail: Cook's Head Rock". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/topographic-names-db/database/index.aspx?p=58172. Retrieved 2009-03-28. 

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