Pursuant to sections 26 and 21(2) of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008, the
New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (the "Board") hereby gives notice of 11 adopted undersea features names.
These are now official geographic names and are specified in the first column of the Schedule below ("the Schedule").
The generic feature type that they relate to is set out in the second column of the Schedule.
The description for each name is set out in the third column of the Schedule.
The Board’s final determination on these adopted undersea features names takes effect on 26 January 2012.
Schedule
Undersea Feature Names (11)
First Column Second Column Third Column
Official Undersea Feature Name Undersea Generic Feature Type Description
Adieu Bank Bank 45°23.85'S Latitude, 166°49.05'E Longitude. A bank on the sea floor, descending from 5.3m to a depth of 50m, and lying south-east of Adieu Point, and north-west of Adieu Basin in Dagg Sound, Fiordland. Depicted on Dagg Sound Chart©, Irwin
& Main 1980.
Black Basin Basin 44°47.10'S Latitude, 167°30.50'E Longitude. A depression in the sea floor, descending to a maximum depth of 114m, and lying to the south-east of Black Point in Bligh Sound, Fiordland. Depicted on Bligh Sound Chart©, Irwin & Main 1985.
Bligh Basin Basin 44°44.00'S Latitude, 167°05.00'E Longitude. A depression in the sea floor, between George Ridge to the west and Bligh Ridge to the east, with a broad basin, descending to a depth of 2,550m, and located west of Bligh Sound, Fiordland. Depicted on Milford Chart©, Garlick et al., 2001.
Bradshaw Basin Basin 45°17.35'S Latitude, 167°03.40'E Longitude. A depression in the sea floor, trending west-east, descending to a maximum depth of 423m, and located along the length of Bradshaw Sound, an arm within Doubtful Sound / Patea, Fiordland. Depicted on Doubtful Sound NE Chart©, Irwin & Main 1981A.
Breaksea Basin Basin 45°29.00'S Latitude, 166°23.00'E Longitude. A depression in the sea floor, with a wide bottomed floor, descending to a depth of 3750m, located west of Breaksea Sound, Fiordland. Depicted on Dusky Chart©, Mitchell & Garlick, 2001.
Crooked Basin Basin 45°22.60'S Latitude, 167°01.10'E Longitude. A depression in the sea floor, trending north-south, descending to a maximum depth of 193m, located along the length of Crooked Arm, within Doubtful Sound / Patea, Fiordland. Depicted on Doubtful Sound SW Chart©, Irwin & Main 1981B.
Deep Basin Basin 45°26.80'S Latitude, 167°08.50'E Longitude. A depression in the sea floor, descending to a maximum depth of 126m, and located at the entrance to Deep Cove in Doubtful Sound / Patea, Fiordland. Depicted on Doubtful Sound SE Chart©, Irwin & Main 1981C.
Deepwater Basin Basin 44°40.895'S Latitude, 167°55.189'E Longitude. A small depression in the sea floor, descending to a maximum depth of 51m, and located at the mouth of the Cleddau River and Arthur River in Milford Sound / Piopiotahi, Fiordland. Depicted on Milford Sound Chart©, Irwin 1985.
Espinosa Bank Bank 45°18.877'S Latitude, 166°58.536'E Longitude. A small bank on the sea floor lying at the north-western end of the Malaspina Basin, descending from 70m to a depth of 230m, and located approximately 2km west from Espinosa Point in Doubtful Sound / Patea, Fiordland. Depicted on Doubtful Sound NW Chart©, Irwin & Main 1981D.
Malaspina Basin Basin 45°19.651'S Latitude, 166°59.558'E Longitude. A depression in the sea floor trending north-west, south-east along the length of Malaspina Reach, descending
to a maximum depth of 435m, and located approximately 2km north-west from Matai Island in Doubtful Sound / Patea, Fiordland. Depicted on Doubtful Sound
SW Chart©, Irwin & Main 1981B.
Pendulo Bank Bank 45°18.05'S Latitude, 167°00.85'E Longitude. A bank on the sea floor at the
north-eastern end of Pendulo Reach, descending from 32m to a depth of 95m, and linking Bradshaw Sound, Thompson Sound and Doubtful Sound / Patea, in Fiordland. Depicted on Doubtful Sound NW Chart©, Irwin & Main 1981D.
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of January 2012.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.