# Governors Bay, a bay of Christchurch

A named bay on the city’s coast, off Governors Bay.

Suburb: [Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay)

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

## The ground under it

- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaraupō
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 August 2013 · ~350 m from the pin · 155 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.632302&lon=172.655487&radius=250

## Around it

- [Head of the Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/head-of-the-bay), coastal spot · 2.3 km
- [Moepuku Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/moepuku-point), coastal spot · 2.4 km
- [Rāpaki Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/rapaki-bay), coastal spot · 3.3 km
- [Te Wharau / Charteris Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/te-wharau-charteris-bay), coastal spot · 3.8 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Governors Bay?**

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

**Where exactly is Governors 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/governors-bay
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river