# Horomaka Island, an island of Christchurch

A named island on the city’s shore, at Port Levy. Also recorded as “Horomaka”.

Suburb: [Port Levy](https://www.chch.live/port-levy)

From the air, an aerial view of Horomaka Island: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=beach-horomaka-island (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Horomaka Island
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 3 May 2023 · under 150 m from the pin · 103 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.65017&lon=172.830915&radius=250

## Around it

- [Pukerauaruhe Island](https://www.chch.live/beach/pukerauaruhe-island), beach · 2.6 km
- [Shelly Cove](https://www.chch.live/beach/shelly-cove), beach · 6.9 km
- [Ripapa Island](https://www.chch.live/beach/ripapa-island), beach · 7.0 km
- [Taylor's Mistake Beach](https://www.chch.live/beach/taylors-mistake-beach), beach · 8.6 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Horomaka Island?**

A named island on Christchurch’s shore, at [Port Levy](https://www.chch.live/port-levy), as the open map records it.

**What else is Horomaka Island called?**

The map also records “Horomaka”, the page answers to all of them.

**Where exactly is Horomaka Island?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the island, roughly the island’s middle. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record.


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The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named beach or island inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position for the feature; the dual names are recorded as the map carries them.
The page: https://www.chch.live/beach/horomaka-island
The whole shore as data: https://www.chch.live/beach.geojson
The bays and headlands: https://www.chch.live/coast