# Te Wharau / Charteris Bay, a bay of Christchurch

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

From the air, an aerial view of Te Wharau / Charteris Bay: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-te-wharau-charteris-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: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 18 October 2011 · 2.6 km from the pin · 24 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.643468&lon=172.699407&radius=250

## Around it

- [Hays Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/hays-bay), coastal spot · 1.3 km
- [Moepuku Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/moepuku-point), coastal spot · 1.4 km
- [Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō](https://www.chch.live/coast/lyttelton-harbour-whakaraupo), coastal spot · 1.8 km
- [Kaioruru / Church Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/kaioruru-church-bay), coastal spot · 1.9 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Te Wharau / Charteris Bay?**

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

**What else is Te Wharau / Charteris Bay called?**

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

**Where exactly is Te Wharau / Charteris 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/te-wharau-charteris-bay
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river