Gillespies Beach | |
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Settlement | |
 Looking to Otorokua Point from Gillespies Beach | |
.svg)  Gillespies Beach | |
| Coordinates: 43°25′01″S 169°49′16″E / 43.417°S 169.821°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | West Coast |
| District | Westland District |
| Electorates | West Coast-Tasman Te Tai Tonga |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 7886 |
| Area code | 03 |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Gillespies Beach is a black sand beach and settlement on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Fox Glacier township by road. It is bounded by Westland Tai Poutini National Park to the east, and the Tasman Sea to the west.[1] The beach itself stretches about five kilometres (3.1 mi) from Gillespies Point / Kōhaihai in the north to Otorokua Point in the south.
- ^ "Place name detail: Westland National Park/Tai Poutini National Park". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2020.