Notice of Decisions to Approve and Discontinue Undersea Feature Names
Pursuant to sections 10(1)(d), 24(2)(a), 24(2)(b), and 24(3) 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 one discontinued and nine approved undersea feature names within New Zealand’s 12 nautical mile territorial limit, as described in the Schedule below.
The Board’s final determinations on these approved and one discontinued undersea feature names took effect on 20 May 2019.
|
Approved or Discontinued Undersea Feature Name |
Undersea Feature Type |
Description |
Coordinates |
|
Ahipara Banks |
Banks |
Two banks, North Ahipara Bank and South Ahipara Bank, offshore from the southern end of Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē / Ninety Mile Beach. Depicted on Chart NZ 23. |
-35.0933, 172.8925 |
|
Albatross Canyon |
Canyon |
An undersea canyon approximately 3km southeast of Antipodes Island. Depicted on Antipodes Island Chart©, Cullen, 1969. |
-49.725, 178.828 |
|
Anchor Ridge |
Ridge |
A ridge adjacent to the entrance to Bluff Harbour. Depicted on Chart NZ 6821. |
-46.6185, 168.3788 |
|
Entrance Shoal |
Shoal |
A shoal adjacent to the entrance to Bluff Harbour. Depicted on Chart NZ 6821. |
-46.624, 168.3657 |
|
Green Rock |
Reef |
An undersea reef approximately 850m offshore from the northeast side of Great Barrier Island (Aotea Island). Depicted on Chart NZ 5223 |
-36.1437, 175.3007 |
|
Mōtītī Scarp |
Scarp |
A downslope scarp approximately 45km east-northeast of Mount Maunganui. Depicted on Bay of Plenty Chart©, Wright, 1989. |
-37.55, 176.7 |
|
North Ahipara Bank |
Bank |
A small bank approximately 27km west of the southern end of Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē / Ninety Mile Beach. Depicted on Chart NZ 42. |
-35.0399, 172.8714 |
|
Oariki Seavalley |
Valley |
A north-south aligned valley approximately 16km east of Whakaari/White Island. Depicted on Bay of Plenty Chart©, Wright, 1989. |
-37.5113, 177.3772 |
|
Ranfurly Canyon |
Canyon |
A north-south aligned break in the outer continental slope, approximately 20km northeast of East Cape. Depicted on East Cape Chart©, Blackmore, 1996. |
-37.5434, 178.6798 |
|
Terror Shoal |
Shoal |
The shoal feature does not exist. No longer a recorded undersea feature name, and so is Discontinued. |
-52.5517, 169.176 |
Dated at Wellington this 20th day of May 2019.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.