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 the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (“Board”) hereby gives notice of ten altered and 81 new Antarctic geographic names assigned as official as described in the 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 24 May 2018.

Schedule 1 – Altered Names (10)

Official Altered Antarctic Geographic Name	Geographic Feature Type	Former Geographic Name and Authority	Coordinates
Official Altered Antarctic Geographic Name	Geographic Feature Type	Former Geographic Name and Authority	latitude	longitude
Edlin Névé	Névé	Edlin Neve. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803.	-71.16667	163.1
Hercules Névé	Névé	Hercules Neve. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803.	-73.06667	165.25
Hukakapo Glacier	Glacier	Huka kapo Glacier. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 20 October 2005, No. 177, page 4511.	-77.40333	160.71667
Lindstrøm Peak	Peak	Lindstrom Peak. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803.	-86.30549	-160.08335
McMurdo Station	Site	Williams Air Operating Facility. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 11 May 2012, No. 53, page 1477.	-77.84496	166.66744
Mount Corbató	Mountain	Mount Corbato. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803.	-85.06325	-165.66398
Nødtvedt Nunataks	Nunataks	Nodtvedt Nunatak. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803.	-86.53333	-162.3
Olson Névé	Névé	Olsen Neve. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803.	-82.10373	158.03542
Webb Névé	Névé	Webb Neve. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803.	-72.7	166.3
Worsley Icefalls	Icefalls	Worsley Ice Falls. Official name by New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803.	-82.94312	155.00082

Schedule 2 – Assigned Names (81)

Official Assigned Antarctic Geographic Name	Geographic Feature Type	Coordinates
Official Assigned Antarctic Geographic Name	Geographic Feature Type	latitude	longitude
Aldi Peak	Peak	-80.28532	154.85965
Alley Glacier	Glacier	-79.96667	158.08333
Aviation Islands	Islands	-69.27303	158.8007
Benson Bluff	Bluff	-80	157.95
Berry Bastion	Mountain	-80.21756	157.18264
Borowski Peak	Peak	-80.18672	159.22297
Bowling Green Col	Pass	-79.66317	158.54959
Brandwein Nunataks	Nunataks	-80.02972	159.91236
Cape Polar Star	Cape	-73.62456	169.68418
Cherry Spur	Spur	-72.8628	162.00127
Cohn Bluff	Bluff	-80.24667	158.52254
Cornwell Corner	Bluff	-80.21667	158.98333
Dartmouth Peak	Peak	-80.20338	157.69496
Dromedary Platform	Ledge	-78.29898	163.35063
Dusky Ledge	Ledge	-80.03333	156.95
East Egerton	Peak	-80.82864	158.10221
Ebon Pond	Lake	-78.17433	165.22588
Eilers Peak	Peak	-80.06503	159.48004
Elephant Moraine	Moraine	-76.31709	157.21356
Fault Bluff	Bluff	-79.30398	157.65942
Ferrell Buttress	Buttress	-79.96063	159.05382
Gatson Ridge	Ridge	-79.72022	158.84964
Gaussiran Glacier	Glacier	-80	159.16667
Gaylord Ridge	Ridge	-80.03596	159.28265
Goorkha Craters	Craters	-79.75	159.56667
Gorgons Head	Peak	-79.55639	157.49867
Haban Spur	Spur	-73.30412	162.97784
Harbour Glacier	Glacier	-77.03258	162.90348
Haywood Peak	Peak	-77.49056	168.79305
Hidden Lake	Lake	-78.1448	163.56211
Hill Peak	Peak	-77.50619	168.75157
Hourihan Glacier	Glacier	-80.12363	158.58568
Icenhower Ridge	Ridge	-80.21007	158.58274
Johnson Spire	Peak	-79.9891	159.0095
Kirchner Peak	Peak	-79.9883	159.39083
Lake Iule	Lake	-78.06064	163.77053
Lake Oid	Lake	-78.06433	163.77169
Linnaeus Terrace	Terrace	-77.59763	161.08032
MacAyeal Peak	Peak	-80.01572	159.71851
MacPherson Peak	Peak	-70.54086	159.72788
Medusa Peak	Peak	-79.64291	157.43605
Mercury Glacier	Glacier	-79.55769	157.28847
Minerva Glacier	Glacier	-79.5892	157.34201
Mount Askin	Mountain	-80.17568	157.88611
Mount Chalmers	Mountain	-79.32952	159.49076
Mount Durnford	Mountain	-80.96566	158.25853
Mount Hughes	Mountain	-79.51331	157.40477
Mount Rainbow	Mountain	-80.90237	156.9345
Mount Rhone	Mountain	-79.9848	158.78343
Mount Rockmore	Mountain	-80.03465	158.17525
Nebraska Peaks	Peaks	-80.06667	159.5
Nepal Peak	Peak	-79.71755	159.59756
Olsen Peak	Peak	-79.65777	155.52732
Operose Peak	Peak	-80.09618	156.24644
Overturn Glacier	Glacier	-79.88467	157.24157
Perseus Peak	Peak	-79.61676	157.33658
Peter Crest	Hill	-79.64639	157.95722
Priestley Névé	Névé	-73.58333	160.33333
Prince Edward Glacier	Glacier	-82.76667	159.53333
Purgatory Pond	Lake	-78.06937	163.83667
Ragotzkie Icefall	Icefall	-80.05	158
Rand Peak	Peak	-80.10734	159.49777
Reckling Moraine	Moraine	-76.24862	158.53322
Reeves Névé	Névé	-74.41667	160
Reeves Plateau	Plateau	-79.58333	158.58333
Rennick Névé	Névé	-73.16667	160.33333
Robertson Buttress	Buttress	-79.92935	158.32548
Schoonmaker Ridge	Ridge	-79.65	158.83333
Soyuz-13 Rock	Rock	-79.66837	159.17698
Soyuz-17 Cliff	Cliff	-79.53034	159.79345
Soyuz-18 Rock	Rock	-79.65566	159.42022
Starbuck Cirque	Cirque	-79.55	157.23333
Sternberg Peak	Peak	-80.06559	159.63111
The Boil	Nunatak	-74.14924	161.56137
The Colosseum	Cirque	-79.7821	156.39279
The Palisades	Cliffs	-82.83333	159.16667
Three Nunataks	Nunataks	-80.06432	154.84688
Waldrip Ledge	Ledge	-79.95	157.71667
Warburton Ledge	Ledge	-80.22289	157.8145
Ward Tower	Mountain	-80.102	158.54775
Whiting Peak	Peak	-80.02641	159.47762

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of May 2018.

W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.