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Amendments—New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa—Amendments to Official Antarctic Geographic Names

In the four schedules below for 14 Antarctic geographic names published in the New Zealand Gazette on the dates and with the headings detailed in each Schedule, amend the coordinates and/or the feature type as per the second column. All coordinates are in decimal latitude/longitude format.

Schedule 1

New Zealand Gazette, 10 May 2001, No. 48, page 1094 – Notice of Final Decision to Assign Place Names in the Ross Dependency Area, Antarctica

Official Antarctic name (1)

Corrected/improved coordinates

Tramway Ridge

“-77.51812 167.12072”


Schedule 2

New Zealand Gazette, 24 October 2002, No. 158, page 4006 – Notice of Final Decision to Assign Place Names in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica

Official Antarctic name (1)

Corrected/improved coordinates

Lake Chapman

“-77.005425 162.413183”


Schedule 3

New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2009, No. 77, page 1803Notice of Valid Antarctic Names

Official Antarctic name (8)

Corrected/improved coordinates

Bull Island

“-71.97821 171.092”

Carter Ridge

“-72.6187 168.61137”

Dickson Pillar

“-71.902259 171.19203”

Kemp Rock

“-71.973508 171.099499”

Kristensen Rocks

“-71.913095 171.176339”

Navajo Butte

“-77.97513 162.01829”

Sandy Glacier

“-77.47343 161.97173”

St Marie Peak

“-71.94581 171.08862”


Schedule 4

New Zealand Gazette, 11 May 2012, No. 53, page 1477Notice of Valid Antarctic Names

Official Antarctic name (4)

Corrected/improved coordinates and/or corrected feature type

Cambrian Bluff

“-82.41491 160.54269”

Dais

“-77.55 161.266667”

and

correct “Flat” to “Mesa”

Lizards Foot

“-77.20679 162.9339”

Ventifact Knobs

“-77.685147 162.60067”


Dated at Wellington this 27th day of February 2025.

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