Lyttelton Harbour
Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō is a major inlet on the northwest side of Banks Peninsula, on the coast of Canterbury, New Zealand; the other major inlet is Akaroa Harbour, which enters from the southern side of the peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: bight in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupo”, “Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō”, “Port Cooper”, “Port Lyttelton”, “Tei whaka-raupo”, “Tewhaka”, “Toko-labo”, “Waita”, “Waka-raupo”, “Whakaraupo”, “Whakaraupō”, and “Whanga-raupo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lyttelton Lighthouse and Lyttelton Borough Council Chambers.
Lyttelton Borough Council Chambers
Theater building
Photo: Paul Willyams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lyttelton Borough Council Chambers was the head office of the Lyttelton Borough Council from 1887 until the late 20th century, when the borough council moved to a number of other buildings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyttelton and Cass Bay.
Lyttelton
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lyttelton is the seaport satellite town of Christchurch in New Zealand, lying just over the Port Hills from Christchurch.
Diamond Harbour
Town
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Diamond Harbour is a small town on Banks Peninsula, in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is on the peninsula's northern coast, on the southern shores of Lyttelton Harbour, and is administratively part of the city of Christchurch. Diamond Harbour is situated 3 km southeast of Lyttelton Harbour.
Lyttelton Harbour
- Categories: bight and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Lyttelton Harbour from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Lyttelton Harbour” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupo”
- Cebuano: “Lyttelton Harbour”
- Chinese: “利特尔顿港”
- Chinese: “利特爾頓港／華卡拉波”
- Dutch: “Lyttelton Harbour”
- French: “Lyttelton Harbour”
- German: “Lyttelton Harbour”
- Italian: “Baia di Lyttelton”
- Italian: “Lyttelton Harbour”
- Japanese: “リッテルトン港”
- Maori: “Whakaraupō”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lyttelton Harbour”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lyttelton Harbour”
- Norwegian: “Lyttelton Harbour”
- Polish: “Lyttelton”
- Portuguese: “Lyttelton Harbour”
- Ukrainian: “Літтелтон”
- Ukrainian: “Літтельтон”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Te Awaparahi and Rāpaki.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Officers Point and Naval Point.
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