# Waitata / Little Port Cooper, a bay of Christchurch

A named bay on the city’s coast, off Port Levy. Also recorded as “Waitata” and “Little Port Cooper”.

Suburb: [Port Levy](https://www.chch.live/port-levy)

## The ground under it

- [Inside a silent-file precinct](https://www.chch.live/cultural), the plan keeps the specifics quiet
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 13 June 2011 · ~150 m from the pin · 175 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.610156&lon=172.813666&radius=250

## Around it

- [Te Piaka / Adderley Head](https://www.chch.live/coast/te-piaka-adderley-head), coastal spot · 1.1 km
- [Mechanics Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/mechanics-bay), coastal spot · 2.1 km
- [Awaroa / Godley Head](https://www.chch.live/coast/awaroa-godley-head), coastal spot · 2.6 km
- [Te Pōhue / Camp Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/te-pohue-camp-bay), coastal spot · 2.8 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Waitata / Little Port Cooper?**

A named bay on Christchurch’s coast, off [Port Levy](https://www.chch.live/port-levy), as the open map records it.

**What else is Waitata / Little Port Cooper called?**

The map also records “Waitata” and “Little Port Cooper”, the page answers to all of them.

**Where exactly is Waitata / Little Port Cooper?**

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/waitata-little-port-cooper
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river