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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.

Schedule 1 – Altered Names (33)

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

Schedule 2 – Assigned Names (6)

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.