Pursuant to sections 19 and 21(2) of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008, the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (“Board”) hereby gives notice of the final determinations to alter the existing geographic names described in the Schedule below.
The Board’s final determinations on these official geographic names took effect on 27 October 2016.
Schedule
Official Geographic Name | Geographic Feature Type | Description |
Westland Land District
Mount Eliott | Mountain | A peak at 2355m on the ridge separating Edison Glacier and Strachan Glacier on the northwest side of Landsborough River, approximately 2.2km northeast of Mount Dechen, Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. NZTopo50-BY14 410465. Alteration from Mount Elliot (recorded name). |
Mount Gordon | Mountain | A peak at 1880m in Solution Range on the northwest side of Landsborough River, approximately 5km east of Mount Hooker, Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. NZTopo50-BY14 374428. Alteration from Mount Gorden (recorded name). |
Dated at Wellington this 27th day of October 2016.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.