# Head of the Bay, a bay of Christchurch

A named bay on the city’s coast.

From the air, an aerial view of Head of the Bay: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-head-of-the-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: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 30 September 2012 · ~1000 m from the pin · 19 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.650033&lon=172.67019&radius=250

## Around it

- [Moepuku Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/moepuku-point), coastal spot · 1.8 km
- [Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/governors-bay), coastal spot · 2.3 km
- [Te Wharau / Charteris Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/te-wharau-charteris-bay), coastal spot · 2.5 km
- [Hays Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/hays-bay), coastal spot · 3.7 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Head of the Bay?**

A named bay on Christchurch’s coast, as the open map records it.

**Where exactly is Head of the 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/head-of-the-bay
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river