# Clay Point, a headland of Christchurch

A named headland on the city’s coast, off Akaroa.

Suburb: [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa)

From the air, an aerial view of Clay Point: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-clay-point (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Ngā Toko Ono Pā
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 27 February 2011 · 7.0 km from the pin
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.835665&lon=173.090539&radius=250

## Around it

- [Goat Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/goat-point), coastal spot · ~950 m
- [South Head](https://www.chch.live/coast/south-head), coastal spot · 2.5 km
- [Long Reef Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/long-reef-point), coastal spot · 3.3 km
- [North Head](https://www.chch.live/coast/north-head), coastal spot · 4.4 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Clay Point?**

A named headland on Christchurch’s coast, off [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), as the open map records it.

**Where exactly is Clay Point?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the headland, a bay’s pin sits on the water it names, a headland’s on the point. 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 bay or cape inside the city boundary (ODbL). A bay’s pin sits on the water it names; the dual names are recorded as the map carries them.
The page: https://www.chch.live/coast/clay-point
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river