An amendment to this notice was published on 19 December 2019, Notice No. 2019-ln5815.

Notice Type
Land Notices
Notice Title

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

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

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.