# Inainatū / Pile Bay, a bay of Christchurch

A named bay on the city’s coast. Also recorded as “Inainatū”.

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

## The ground under it

- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Purau
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 18 July 2011 · ~400 m from the pin · 200 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.620402&lon=172.763098&radius=250

## Around it

- [Deep Gully Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/deep-gully-bay), coastal spot · ~450 m
- [Te Pōhue / Camp Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/te-pohue-camp-bay), coastal spot · 1.5 km
- [Purau Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/purau-bay), coastal spot · 1.6 km
- [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/coast/diamond-harbour), coastal spot · 2.2 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Inainatū / Pile Bay?**

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

**What else is Inainatū / Pile Bay called?**

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

**Where exactly is Inainatū / Pile 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/inainatu-pile-bay
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river