# Duvauchelle Bay, a bay of Christchurch

A named bay on the city’s coast, off Duvauchelle. Also recorded as “Kaitouna”.

Māori name: Kaitouna

Suburb: [Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle)

From the air, an aerial view of Duvauchelle Bay: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-duvauchelle-bay (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Akaroa Harbour - Duvauchelle Bay
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 2.3 km from the pin · 7 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.759967&lon=172.934192&radius=250

## Around it

- [Ōtokotoko](https://www.chch.live/coast/otokotoko), coastal spot · ~800 m
- [Head of Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/head-of-bay), coastal spot · ~900 m
- [Barrys Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/barrys-bay), coastal spot · 1.2 km
- [Ōnawe](https://www.chch.live/coast/onawe), coastal spot · 1.8 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Duvauchelle Bay?**

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

**What else is Duvauchelle Bay called?**

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

**Where exactly is Duvauchelle Bay?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the bay, 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/duvauchelle-bay
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river