West Head is the name of three separate headlands on New Zealand's South Island.
- 43°40′38″S 173°04′20″E / 43.6773°S 173.0722°E / -43.6773; 173.0722, at the entrance to Okains Bay on Banks Peninsula.
- 41°13′02″S 174°08′37″E / 41.2172°S 174.1437°E / -41.2172; 174.1437, at the end of a peninsula on the northern shore of Queen Charlotte Sound.
- 41°12′57″S 174°18′55″E / 41.2158°S 174.3154°E / -41.2158; 174.3154, a rocky headland at the entrance to Tory Channel.
The third of these is the easternmost point of the South Island, and should not be confused with West Cape, the westernmost point of the South Island. West Head marks the western side of the entrance to Tory Channel, and the corresponding East Head is located on Arapawa Island.
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