Haast is a German family name. It may refer to:
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Bill Haast (1910–2011), founder of the Miami Serpentarium and pioneering snake venom collector
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Julius von Haast
Sir Johann Franz Julius von Haast (1 May 1822 – 16 August 1887) was a German-born New Zealand explorer, geologist, and founder of the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch.
Early life
Johann Franz Julius Haast was born on 1 May 1822 in Bo ...
(1822–1887), German geologist and explorer of New Zealand; several things in New Zealand are named for him:
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Haast's eagle
Haast's eagle (''Hieraaetus moorei'') is an extinct species of eagle that once lived in the South Island of New Zealand, commonly accepted to be the pouakai of Māori legend.[Haast, New Zealand
Haast is a small town in the Westland District territorial authority on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. The Haast region covers over .
The region is named after Julius von Haast, a Prussian-born geologist instrumental in the early ...]
, township on the Tasman Sea
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Haast Aerodrome, aerodrome adjacent Haast in New Zealand
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Haast Pass
Haast Pass / Tioripatea is a mountain pass in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand. Māori used the pass in pre-European times.
The pass takes its name from Julius von Haast, a 19th-century explorer who also served as provincial ...
, a mountain pass in the Southern Alps
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Haast River
The Haast River / Awarua is a river on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The Māori name for the river is Awarua. It drains the western watershed of the Haast Pass. The Haast River is in length, and enters the Tasman Sea n ...
, a river on the West Coast of the South Island
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Haast Schist, kind of rock found in New Zealand
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Anne Haast (born 1993), Dutch chess player
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Cees Haast
Cees Haast (19 November 1938 – 18 January 2019) was a Dutch cyclist. His sporting career began with Fortuna Zundert.
Major results
1962
:2nd of Ronde van Limburg
:2nd of Delta Profronde
1964
:2nd of the Dutch National Road Race Championships
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(1938–2019), Dutch cyclist
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