# Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō, a bay of Christchurch

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

From the air, an aerial view of Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-lyttelton-harbour-whakaraupo (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: M3.4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 1.3 km from the pin · 117 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.628913&lon=172.710319&radius=250

## Around it

- [Black Point Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1327-black-point-reserve), community park · ~500 m
- [Church Bay Foreshore](https://www.chch.live/park/1078-church-bay-foreshore), community park · ~600 m
- [Kaioruru / Church Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/kaioruru-church-bay), coastal spot · ~600 m
- [Hays Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/hays-bay), coastal spot · ~850 m
- [Pauaohinekotau Head](https://www.chch.live/coast/pauaohinekotau-head), coastal spot · ~850 m
- [Te Waipapa / Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/coast/te-waipapa-diamond-harbour), coastal spot · 1.8 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō?**

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

**What else is Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō called?**

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

**Where exactly is Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō?**

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/lyttelton-harbour-whakaraupo
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river