Notice is hereby given of the final decisions of the New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa to assign the names stated in the first column of the three Schedules below, to the places described in the second column of the said Schedules, and that such decisions took effect on 17 June 2005 and 12 September 2005.
Schedule 1
New Zealand Names for the Mount Bastion and Victoria Valley Maps, 1:25,000 Scale
Anu whakatoro Glacier 77°17'25?S Latitude, 161°42'00?E Longitude. A glacier, 1km long, between Tukeri Peak and Spain Peak on the headwall of Ringer Valley in Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Broady Valley 77°15'35?S Latitude, 161°37'00?E Longitude. A steeply inclined valley 2.5km longlying west of Lanyon Peak in Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The valley opens south-west to the snout of Victoria Upper Glacier. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Bryan Glacier 77°24'15?S Latitude, 160°55'45?E Longitude. A glacier that flows south from a divide with Papitashvili Valley in Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Clegg Nunataks 77°22'36?S Latitude, 160°38'15?E Longitude. A nunatak group, 2.25km long, lying above (south-west of) Haselton Icefall in the upper part of Haselton Glacier, Willett Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Dickenson Valley 77°19'20?S Latitude, 161°26'25?E Longitude. A valley 2km long on the west side of Nickell Peak, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Edbrooke Hill 77°23'40?S Latitude, 160°38'18?E Longitude. A hill, 2100m, at the extreme west end of the Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land. The hill rises 100m above the adjacent plateau ice, which diverges at the hill to the north-east flowing Haselton Glacier and the east flowing Huka kapo Glacier. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Fenwick Glacier 77°16'33?S Latitude, 161°41'35?E Longitude. A glacier, 1km long, between Mount Majerus and Tukeri Peak on the headwall of Ringer Valley, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Forsyth Peak 77°18'30?S Latitude, 161°10'22?E Longitude. A peak rising to 1500m, 3km east of Loewenstein Peak, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Gabites Glacier 77°20'54?S Latitude, 160°32'30?E Longitude. A glacier on the headwall of Caffin Valley, 0.5km west of the head of Walker Glacier, in Willett Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Greenfield Ponds 77°18'14?S Latitude, 160°51'45?E Longitude. Two ponds close together at the south end of Conrad Ledge in The Fortress, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Huka kapo Glacier 77°24'12?S Latitude, 160°43'00?E Longitude. A glacier from the plateau of Willett Range, Victoria Land. It flows east from the south of Edbrooke Hill, and terminates nearly midway along the south side of Apocalypse Peaks. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Moremore Nunataks 77°18'54?S Latitude, 160°27'00?E Longitude. A nunatak group 3km long, immediately west of McSaveney Spur and Mount Bastion on the plateau of Willett Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Mount Isaac 77°17'48?S Latitude, 161°19'30?E Longitude. A mountain 2km south-east of Mount Novak, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. It rises to 1250m at the head of Alexander Valley, dividing the south part of the valley. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Pakira Nunatak 77°24'03?S Latitude, 160°22'47?E Longitude. A nunatak, 2400m, at the north end of Metcalf Spur on the plateau of Willett Range, Victoria Land. The nunatak is 3km north-west of Shapeless Mountain. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Puanu Glacier 77°23'30?S Latitude, 160°58'40?E Longitude. A glacier that occupies the upper portion of Papitashvili Valley in Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Rose Crest 77°23'31?S Latitude, 160°56'30?E Longitude. A summit (c. 2000m) at the south end of Wendler Spur in Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land. The crest stands between the headof Albert Valley and Papitashvili Valley. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Templeton Peak 77°17'30?S Latitude, 161°50'02?E Longitude. A peak rising to c. 1400m on theridge between the head of Ringer Valley and Deshler Valley in Saint JohnsRange, Victoria Land. The peak is 2.5km south-west of Mount Swinford. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Totoa Nunatak 77°19'17?S Latitude, 160°25'36?E Longitude. A nunatak at the south-west end of the Moremore Nunataks, 1km west of Mount Bastion, on the plateau of Willett Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Tukeri Peak 77°16'55?S Latitude, 161°41'31?E Longitude. A peak rising to 1400m at the head of Ringer Valley, Victoria Land. The peak stands midway between Mount Majerus and Spain Peak on the principal ridge of Saint Johns Range. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Turnbull Peak 77°23'32?S Latitude, 161°01'28?E Longitude. A peak rising to 1600m at the head of Hernandez Valley in Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Walker Glacier 77°20'00?S Latitude, 160°37'15?E Longitude. An attenuated glacier flowing north-east in Caffin Valley closely following the west side of Gibson Spur, Willett Range, Victoria Land. The glacier terminates at Barwick Valley short of reaching the south flank of Webb Glacier. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Schedule 2
United States of America Names for the Mount Bastion and Victoria Valley Maps, 1:25,000 Scale
Albert Valley 77°22'42?S Latitude, 160°55'40?E Longitude. A hanging valley between Conway Peak and Wendler Spur in central Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land. The valley opens north to Barwick Valley. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Alexander Valley 77°17'30?S Latitude, 161°22'00?E Longitude. A valley 2.5km long between Mount Leland and Sponsors Peak, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. The lower end of the valley is ice free and opens to Victoria Upper Glacier; the upper portion is partly ice covered and is surmounted by Mount Isaac, 1250m. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Bell Buttress 77°18'15?S Latitude, 160°59'30?E Longitude. A forked flat-topped ridge, 2km long, which extends north from The Fortress, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land, into the south-west part of Victoria Upper Névé. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Berkey Valley 77°19'30?S Latitude, 161°21'00?E Longitude. A valley 1.5km long on the east side of Price Terrace, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. The valley opens south to Barwick Valley. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Besson Spur 77°23' 00? S Latitude, 161°01'45?E Longitude. A rock spur that descends north between Papitashvili Valley and Hernandez Valley in Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Bowser Valley 77°20'00?S Latitude, 161°55'30?E Longitude. A valley that encloses a small glacier at the headwall, lying east of Crawford Valley, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Conrad Ledge 77°17'35?S Latitude, 160°53'10?E Longitude. A flat-topped ridge 1km long between Hilt Cirque and Dana Cirque in The Fortress, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Conway Peak 77°22'13?S Latitude, 160°53'45?E Longitude. An ice-free peak which rises to 1800m between the foot of Wreath Valley and Albert Valley in Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Crawford Valley 77°19'42?S Latitude, 161°51'00?E Longitude. A valley which is ice free except at the headwall, lying between Deshler Valley and Bowser Valley, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Cruzen Range 77°19'00?S Latitude, 161°10'00?E Longitude. A mountain range that rises to 1600m in Vashka Crag and extends west-east for 16km between Salyer Ledge and Nickell Peak, Victoria Land. The range is bounded to the north, east, south, and west by Clare Range, Victoria Valley, Barwick Valley, and Webb Glacier. Topographic Maps: Webb Lake, Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Dahe Glacier 77°15'00?S Latitude, 162°02'00?E Longitude. A glacier flowing north-east between Stone Ridge and Wise Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. It terminates asa hanging glacier on a bluff 200m above the head of Debenham Glacier. Topographic Maps: Victoria Upper Lake, Lake Brownworth (1:50,000), and ST 57-60/6 Ross Island (1:250,000).
Dana Cirque 77°18'00?S Latitude, 160°54'00?E Longitude. A cirque 1km wide lying east of Conrad Ledge in The Fortress, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Deshler Valley 77°19'00?S Latitude, 161°46'15?E Longitude. A mostly ice-free valley between Spain Peak and Morse Spur, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The valley opens south to Victoria Valley. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Finnemore Peak 77°23'39?S Latitude, 160°50'35?E Longitude. A summit, 2050m, at the south end of the ridge that separates the head of Wreath Valley and Albert Valley, Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Gaisser Valley 77°19'30?S Latitude, 161°07'20?E Longitude. A mostly ice-free valley 2.5km long that descends south from Vashka Crag, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. The valley is bounded to the east by Peterson Terrace and terminates as a hanging valley 1km north-west of Lake Vashka. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Halzen Mesa 77°23'40?S Latitude, 161°26'25?E Longitude. An oblong island-like mesa, 8km long and rising to 1435m, that is the largest and eastern-most of three mesas in the Insel Range, Victoria Land. The upper surface is relatively level but the periphery is marked by abrupt cliffs that rise 500m to 600m above the floor of Barwick Valley and McKelvey Valley. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Haselton Glacier 77°21'15?S Latitude, 160°45'00?E Longitude. A glacier flowing north-east from Haselton Icefalls, located between Gibson Spur and the Apocalypse Peaks, terminating as a hanging glacier at Barwick Valley, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Hernandez Valley 77°22'42? S Latitude, 161°04'35?E Longitude. An ice-free valley, which is the eastern most of four aligned hanging valleys in Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land.The valley opens north to Barwick Valley opposite Lake Vashka. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Hilt Cirque 77°17'30?S Latitude, 160°51'30?E Longitude. The western-most cirque of The Fortress, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. The cirque is 1km wide and lies east of Salyer Ledge. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Johns Cirque 77°19'35?S Latitude, 161°01'00?E Longitude. A cirque on the east side of McLean Buttress, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Maps: Webb Lake, Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Kreutz Snowfield 77°17'30?S Latitude, 161°15'30?E Longitude. An intermontane snowfield 5 square kilometres, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. The snowfield is bounded to the south by Forsyth Peak, to the west by Victoria Upper Névé, to the north by Mount Leland, and to the east by Mount Isaac. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Kuivinen Ridge 77°14'15?S Latitude, 161°45'00?E Longitude. A transverse ridge extending south-west north-east across Saint Johns Range between an unnamed glacier and the Ringer Glacier, Victoria Land. The ridge is 8km long and rises to 1750m at Lanyon Peak. Topographic Maps: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000), and ST 57-60/5 Taylor Glacier (1:250,000).
LaBelle Valley 77°19'40?S Latitude, 161°15'40?E Longitude. A valley 1.5km long between Peterson Terrace and Price Terrace, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. The valley opens south to Barwick Valley. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Lake Karentz 77°15'48?S Latitude, 161°48'30?E Longitude. An ice-covered lake, 2km long, lying west of Mount Swinford and Ringer Glacier, Ringer Valley, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The lake receives melt from short glaciers on the headwall of Ringer Valley and from slopes in the Mount Swinford area. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Lazzara Ledge 77°22'35?S Latitude, 160°46'30?E Longitude. A flat-topped ridge rising to 1900m north east of Mount Dragovan in Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land. The ledge comprises the central part of the divide between Haselton Glacier and Wreath Valley. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Loewenstein Peak 77°18'20?S Latitude, 161°08'30?E Longitude. An ice-free peak, 1539m, located 3km north-east of Vashka Crag, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. It stands at the western end of a line of peaks that mark the divide in eastern Cruzen Range. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Metcalf Spur 77°24'45?S Latitude, 160°24'20?E Longitude. A rock spur, 2.5km long, which extends from Shapeless Mountain north-west to Pakira Nunatak on the plateau of Willett Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Molnia Bluff 77°16'09?S Latitude, 160°57'30?E Longitude. A steep bluff rising to 1750m and extending west-east for 1.5km at the south-east end of Parker Mesa, Clare Range, Victoria Land. The elevation drops to 1350m at the foot of the bluff. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Morse Spur 77°19'30?S Latitude, 161°48'35?E Longitude. A spur projecting south from Saint Johns Range between Deshler Valley and Crawford Valley, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Mount Dragovan 77°22'58?S Latitude, 160°42'37?E Longitude. The highest summit in Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land, rising to 2360m west of Wreath Valley in the west part of the group. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Mount Majerus 77°16'16?S Latitude, 161°39'15?E Longitude. A peak rising to 1635m at the southern end of Kuivinen Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The peak is 2km south-west of Lanyon Peak. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Mount Novak 77°17'02?S Latitude, 161°17'10?E Longitude. An elongated mountain, c. 1400m, 1km south of Mount Leland, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Ormerod Terrace 77°18'35?S Latitude, 160°33'45?E Longitude. A ramplike rock platform, 3km long, that parallels the south flank of McSaveney Spur, Willett Range, and declines moderately toward the Webb Glacier. The terrace has a median elevation of 1600m and rises 300m above Caffin Valley. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Papitashvili Valley 77°22'49?S Latitude, 161°00'00?E Longitude. A hanging valley between WendlerSpur and Besson Spur in Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land. The valley opens north to Barwick Valley opposite Hourglass Lake and is ice free but for a glacier at the headwall. Topographic Maps: Webb Lake, Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Peterson Terrace 77°19'40?S Latitude, 161°11'30?E Longitude. A gently inclined, mostly ice-free areac. 2.5 square kilometres between Gaisser Valley and LaBelle Valley, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. The terrace rises to 1250m; 750m above Barwick Valley and Lake Vashka, close at south. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Price Terrace 77°19'40?S Latitude, 161°18'00?E Longitude. A relatively level ice-free area c. 1.5 square kilometres between LaBelle Valley and Berkey Valley, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. The terrace rises to 1250m, about 750m above Barwick Valley close at south. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Ringer Valley 77°15'00?S Latitude, 161°51'00?E Longitude. A hanging valley between Kuivinen Ridge and Stone Ridge, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. The lower and middle portion of the valley is occupied by Ringer Glacier, which flows north to Miller Glacier; the upper (south) portion is mostly ice free. Topographic Maps: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000), ST 57-60/5 Taylor Glacier, and ST 57-60/6 Ross Island (1:250,000).
Salyer Ledge 77°17'12?S Latitude, 160°49'35?E Longitude. A bold flat-topped ridge (1300m) at the western end of The Fortress, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Shulman Peak 77°18'33?S Latitude, 161°22'30?E Longitude. A peak rising to 1400m, 1km south-west of Sponsors Peak, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Spain Peak 77°17'54?S Latitude, 161°41'40?E Longitude. A peak rising to 1450m on the west side of Deshler Valley, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000).
Stone Ridge 77°16'00?S Latitude, 161°52'45?E Longitude. A ridge surmounted by Mount Swinford, 1550m, extending south-west north-east between Ringer Glacier and Dahe Glacier,Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Maps: Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000), ST 57 60/5 Taylor Glacier, and ST 57-60/6 Ross Island (1:250,000).
Tilav Cirque 77°19'10'S Latitude, 160°57'30?E Longitude. A cirque on the north-west side of McLean Buttress in The Fortress, Cruzen Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Victoria Upper Névé 77°16'00?S Latitude, 161°05'00?E Longitude. A névé with an area of c. 25 square kilometres at the head of Victoria Upper Glacier, Victoria Land. The névé lies between Clare Range and Cruzen Range eastward of The Fortress. Topographic Maps: Webb Lake, Victoria Upper Lake (1:50,000), and ST 57-60/5 Taylor Glacier (1:250,000).
Webb Cirque 77°15'00?S Latitude, 160°45'00?E Longitude. A prominent cirque at the head of Webb Glacier, Victoria Land. The cirque is bounded by Vishniac Peak, Skew Peak, and Parker Mesa and is occupied by the névé of the Webb Glacier. Topographic Map: ST 57-60/5 Taylor Glacier (1:250,000).
Welch Crag 77°17'08?S Latitude, 160°36'37?E Longitude. A steep rugged peak, which is marked by secondary spires rising to 1500m in the north-east part of McSaveney Spur, Willett Range, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Wendler Spur 77°22'30?S Latitude, 160°58'30?E Longitude. A rock spur that descends north between Albert Valley and Papitashvili Valley in Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Wise Ridge 77°16'09?S Latitude, 162°00'00?E Longitude. A sharp-crested ridge, 6km long, extending south-west north-east between Dahe Glacier and Willis Glacier, Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land. Peaks on the ridge rise 1200-1525m above sea level. Topographic Maps: Victoria Upper Lake, Lake Brownworth (1:50,000), and ST 57-60/6 Ross Island (1:250,000).
Wreath Valley 77°22'32?S Latitude, 160°49'30?E Longitude. An ice-free valley between Lazzara Ledge and Conway Peak in Apocalypse Peaks, Victoria Land. It is the western-most in a group of four aligned hanging valleys. Topographic Map: Webb Lake (1:50,000).
Schedule 3
Other United States of America Names for the Ross Sea Region
Bordogna Plateau 83°18'S Latitude, 165°19'E Longitude. A high triangular plateau in south Holland Range, Shackleton Coast, approximately 70 square kilometres in extent and varying from 3000 to 4000m in elevation. The plateau is bordered by steep cliffs, and by Mount Lloyd on the north and Clarkson Peak and Mount Miller on the south. The abrupt southern cliffs rise 1200m above the Bowden Névé. Topographic Maps: SU 56-60/14 Mount Rabot, and SU 56-60/15 Mount Elizabeth (1:250,000).
Castellini Bluff 78°09'S Latitude, 167°10'E Longitude. A rock bluff rising to c. 500m between Dibble Bluff and Mount Nesos in western White Island, Ross Archipelago. USGS Satellite Image Map: Mount Discovery (1:100,000).
Costa Spur 73°08'S Latitude, 169°10'E Longitude. A prominent spur 6km south-west of Quetin Head, Daniell Peninsula, Borchgrevink Coast. The spur descends eastward to Ross Sea and marks the southern extent of Mandible Cirque. Topographic Map: SS 58-60/6 Coulman Island (1:250,000).
Davis Bluff 78°09'S Latitude, 167°35'E Longitude. A rock bluff rising to 400m, 4km north-east of Isolation Point in eastern White Island, Ross Archipelago. USGS Satellite Image Map: Mount Discovery (1:100,000).
Kennicutt Point 74°30'S Latitude, 165°29'E Longitude. The south entrance point of Wood Bay, Borchgrevink Coast. The point is 17km north of Cape Washington. Topographic Map: SS 58-60/9 Mount Melbourne (1:250,000).
Mount Arnaudo 84°04'S Latitude, 172°40'E Longitude. A mound-shaped ice-covered mountain 4km south of Mount Cyril in the northern part of Commonwealth Range. The feature rises to 1500m between the eastern margin of lower Beardmore Glacier and the Hood Glacier. Topographic Map: SV 51-60/4 The Cloudmaker (1:250,000).
Ponganis Icefall 73°32'S Latitude, 169°51'E Longitude. An icefall 1000m high and 2km wide on the east side of Coulman Island, Ross Sea. The icefall descends from Hawkes Heights caldera to the sea at Cape Main. Topographic Map: SS 58-60/6 Coulman Island (1:250,000).
Quetin Head 73°06'S Latitude, 169°26'E Longitude. A rock headland 6km south-west of Cape Phillips, Daniell Peninsula, Borchgrevink Coast. The headland rises to 900m and marks the eastern extent of Mandible Cirque. Topographic Map: SS 58-60/6 Coulman Island (1:250,000).
Seelig Peak 82°26'S Latitude, 163°58'E Longitude. An ice free peak, 1346m, the highest in the Campbell Hills, Nimrod Glacier, located 5km north-west of Mount Christchurch. Topographic Map: SU 56-60/10 Nimrod Glacier (1:250,000).
Terrie Bluff 77°31'36?S, 169°05'15?E. A rock bluff rising to 1000m, 3km south south-east of Ainley Peak, Kyle Hills, Ross Island. The steep rock bluff face marks the eastern end ofa mound-shaped and mostly ice-covered elevation, 1km north-west of Detrick Peak. USGS Satellite Image Map: Cape Crozier (1:25,000).
Dated at Wellington this 20th day of October 2005.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.