# Lushington Bay, a bay of Christchurch

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

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

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

## The ground under it

- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaroa (Akaroa)
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 1.2 km from the pin · 2 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.789514&lon=172.942496&radius=250

## Around it

- [Takamatua Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/takamatua-bay), coastal spot · 1.6 km
- [Petit Carenage Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/petit-carenage-bay), coastal spot · 1.7 km
- [Hammond Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/hammond-point), coastal spot · 1.8 km
- [Akaroa Harbour](https://www.chch.live/coast/akaroa-harbour), coastal spot · 1.9 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Lushington Bay?**

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

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