Notice of Final Determinations on Altering and Assigning Official Antarctic Geographic Names
Pursuant to sections 10(1), 25 and 21(2) of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008 (NZGB Act 2008), the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (“Board”) hereby gives notice of altering existing and assigning new Antarctic geographic names. The altered and new official Antarctic geographic names are specified in the two Schedules below.
The last column in each Schedule has the reconfirmed, new or improved positions for the official names.
The Board’s final determinations on these official Antarctic geographic names took effect on 22 June 2017.
Official Altered Antarctic Geographic Name | Geographic Feature Type | Former Geographic Name and Authority | Coordinates (latitude longitude) | |
Adélie Glacier |
Glacier |
Adele Glacier. Official Name by New Zealand Gazette, 6 April 1989, No. 62, page 1435. |
77.21667°S |
166.5°E |
Southern Ocean |
Ocean |
Antarctic Ocean. Official valid Antarctic name by sections 35(1) and (2) NZGB Act 2008: Provisional Gazetteer, 1958. |
62.2436°S |
167.3695°E |
Ārai Terraces |
Terraces |
Arai Terraces. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 11 May 2012, No. 53, page 1477. |
83.2°S |
163.6°E |
Adare Peninsula |
Peninsula |
Cape Adare Peninsula. Official valid Antarctic name by sections 35(1) and (2) NZGB Act 2008: Provisional Gazetteer, 1958. |
71.63352°S |
170.51556°E |
Kartografov Island |
Island |
Cartographers’ Island. Official valid Antarctic name by sections 35(1) and (2) NZGB Act 2008: APNC Minutes 16/07/1964. |
69.19377°S |
157.69991°E |
Salmon Bay |
Bay |
Davis Bay. Official valid Antarctic name by sections 35(1) and (2) NZGB Act 2008: Provisional Gazetteer, 1958. |
77.93333°S |
164.55°E |
Kairūri Peak |
Peak |
Kairuri Peak. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 11 May 2012, No. 53, page 1477. |
83.29635°S |
164.27042°E |
Kākā Nunatak |
Nunatak |
Kaka Nunatak. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 10 May 2001, No. 48, page 1094. |
77.29032°S |
166.8677°E |
Kākāpō Nunatak |
Nunatak |
Kakapo Nunatak. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 10 May 2001, No. 48, page 1094. |
77.22022°S |
166.79724°E |
Kakī Ponds |
Ponds |
Kaki Ponds. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803. |
77.69972°S |
162.71589°E |
Kirkaldy Spur |
Spur |
Kirkcaldy Spur. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803. |
76.6323°S |
159.83675°E |
Mirabilite Pond |
Pond |
Lake Teardrop. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 11 May 2012, No. 53, page 1477. |
78.15062°S |
163.80852°E |
Māhaka Ponds |
Ponds |
Mahaka Ponds. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 22 June 2006, No. 63, page 1516. |
77.30079°S |
160.86275°E |
Matataua Peak |
Peak |
Mata Taua Peak. Official valid Antarctic name by sections 35(1) and (2) NZGB Act 2008: NZGB Minutes 18/04/1994. |
78.11158°S |
161.9629°E |
Moawhango Névé |
Névé |
Moawhango Neve. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803. |
72.25°S |
163.56667°E |
Barnum Peak |
Peak |
Mount Barnum. Official valid Antarctic name by sections 35(1) and (2) NZGB Act 2008: Provisional Gazetteer, 1958. |
85.39115°S |
170.65796°W |
Mount Hāwea |
Mountain |
Mount Hawea. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 11 May 2012, No. 53, page 1477. |
82.83898°S |
161.92601°E |
Mount Kōpere |
Mountain |
Mount Kopere. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803. |
82.29113°S |
158.83477°E |
Mount Pūkākī |
Mountain |
Mount Pukaki. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 11 May 2012, No. 53, page 1477. |
82.81746°S |
162.10047°E |
Ōamaru Peak |
Peak |
Oamaru Peak. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 10 May 2001, No. 48, page 1094. |
77.47011°S |
167.90967°E |
Ōhau Peak |
Peak |
Ohau Peak. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 10 May 2001, No. 48, page 1094. |
77.4975°S |
168.70462°E |
Pātiotio Gap |
Gap |
Pa Tio Tio Gap. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 24 Jun 2004, No. 76, page 1853. |
76.41667°S |
161.95°E |
Pārera Pond |
Pond |
Parera Pond. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 24 Jun 2004, No. 76, page 1853. |
77.65442°S |
162.91554°E |
Pūkeko Pond |
Pond |
Pukeko Pond. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 11 May 2012, No. 53, page 1477. |
77.48513°S |
162.57105°E |
Riu-o-Te-Ata Valley |
Valley |
Riu ō Te Ata Valley. Official valid Antarctic name by sections 35(1) and (2) NZGB Act 2008: NZGB Minutes 18/04/1994. |
78.37496°S |
163.85081°E |
Rhoscolyn Tor |
Tor |
Roscolyn Tor. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803. |
76.69855°S |
159.82278°E |
Shackleton Icefalls |
Icefalls |
Shackleton Ice Falls. Official valid Antarctic name by sections 35(1) and (2) NZGB Act 2008: Provisional Gazetteer, 1958 page 146. |
85.15033°S |
163.9828°E |
Foyn Island |
Island |
Svend Foyn Island. Official valid Antarctic name by sections 35(1) and (2) NZGB Act 2008: Provisional Gazetteer, 1958. |
71.94888°S |
171.09473°E |
Takahē Nunatak |
Nunatak |
Takahe Nunatak. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 10 May 2001, No. 48, page 1094. |
77.21495°S |
166.80253°E |
Taylor Valley |
Valley |
Taylor Glacier Dry Valley. Official valid Antarctic name by sections 35(1) and (2) NZGB Act 2008: Provisional Gazetteer, 1958. |
77.67586°S |
162.63721°E |
Tekapō Ridge |
Ridge |
Tekapo Ridge. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 10 May 2001, No. 48, page 1094. |
77.49595°S |
168.8701°E |
Wikitōria Bank |
Undersea Bank |
Wikitoria Bank. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803. |
77°S |
163.83333°E |
Wilkniss Mountains |
Range |
Wilkness Mountains. Official valid Antarctic name by sections 35(1) and (2) NZGB Act 2008: NZGB Minutes 28/09/1992. |
77.98665°S |
161.07812°E |
Official Altered Antarctic Geographic Name | Geographic Feature Type | Former Geographic Name and Authority | Coordinates (latitude longitude) | |
Battlements Nunatak |
Nunatak |
Nunatak approximately 2128m, located approximately 11 km northwest of Allan Hills, Victoria Land. Depicted on L&S 37/1 (1965), NZMS 135 Ross Sea Regions (1987), USGS 1:250k Topographic Reconnaissance Map ST57-60/1. |
76.54°S |
159.334°E |
Carapace Nunatak |
Nunatak |
Nunatak approximately 2321m, located approximately 11.5 km south of Allan Hills, Victoria Land. Depicted on NZMS 175/1 (1961), L&S 37/1 (1965), USGS 1:250k Topographic Reconnaissance Map ST57-60/1., AntTopo50-MC06. |
76.88635°S |
159.4079°E |
Descent Glacier |
Glacier |
A steep glacier flowing from Royal Society Range into Ferrar Glacier, Victoria Land. Depicted on AntTopo50-MF09. |
77.84378°S |
162.87539°E |
Garwood Valley |
Valley |
A mostly ice-free valley in Denton Hills, extending from Garwood Glacier to Koettlitz Glacier at DeMaster Point, Victoria Land. Depicted on AntTopo50-MG11. |
78.03202°S |
164.20808°E |
Miers Valley |
Valley |
A mostly ice-free valley in Denton Hills, extending from Miers Glacier to Koettlitz Glacier at Becker Point, Victoria Land. Depicted on AntTopo50-MG10. |
78.11073°S |
164.09889°E |
Schlatter Glacier |
Glacier |
A steep glacier descending from Asgard Range to Pearse Valley, Victoria Land. Depicted on AntTopo50-MF08. |
77.68915°S |
161.45155°E |
Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of June 2017.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.