Geographic Place-names




July 29] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 943

Year. Name. Survey District. Land District. Remarks.
1938 Divers (col) Waitangi-Taona Westland From Tasman Glacier into the Spencer Glacier, between Mounts Walker and Green.
1935 *Dixon (peak) Mueller Canterbury Block III. Between Mount Haast and Glacier Dome.
1934 *Docherty (peak) Hunter Otago Unmapped. At the headwaters of the Hunter River.
1938 *Dot (mountain) Hollyford Otago The smallest in the district, at the end of a ridge south-west of Stickup Creek.
1943 Doubtless (bay) Mangonui North Auckland Block IV.
1944 Dovedale (trig.) Wai-iti Nelson Block VII.
1938 Dredgeburn (glacier) Humboldt Otago At head of Dredgeburn River.
1941 Dryad (island) South Cape Southland In Port Pegasus, Stewart Island.
1944 Dumgree (trig.) Taylor Pass Marlborough Block XIV.
1933 Earl (mountains) Eglington and Clinton Southland A range running north and south on the east side of the north arm of Lake Te Anau.
1932 Earle (mountain) Torlesse Canterbury 7,950 ft. On the Two Thumb Range.
1938 Earnslaw (glacier) Dart and Earnslaw Otago On the south-east face of Earnslaw Massif.
1940 East (peak) Humboldt Otago On the Cosmos Range between Brideburn and Beansburn Rivers.
1931 Easter (glacier) Torlesse Canterbury Tributary of the Classen Glacier.
1941 Eastern (bay) Paterson Southland On the Neck, Stewart Island.
1943 East Hawdon (stream) Hawdon Canterbury Block V. Large tributary flowing in from the east.
1940 Eblis (gorge) Tyndall Westland On the Adams River near Speculation Hill.
1925 Edgecumbe (mountain) Upper Rangitaiki Auckland The Maori name Putauaki is the official name.
1925 Edgecumbe (railway-station) Upper Rangitaiki Auckland This name replaces Rangitaiki.
1938 Edwards (glacier) Waitangi-Taona Westland Running north-west into the Times Glacier between Mounts Green and Coronet.
1941 Edwardson (cape) Paterson Southland Otherwise known as East Cape.
1933 Eglington (mountain and river) Eglington Southland Mountain on Earl Range. River rises east of this range and flows into Lake Te Anau.
1936 Elcho (glacier) Ward Otago At the head of the north branch of the Elcho Creek.
1936 Elcho (pass) Ward Otago On the Main Divide between Mounts Hickson and Baker.
1945 End (trig.) Pohue Hawkes Bay Block XIV.
1935 Engineer (pass) Cook Canterbury Between Mounts Tasman and Lendenfeld.
1941 Eparaima (block) Kaiwhata Wellington Block III. Not “Eperaima.”
1945 Epuni (railway-station) Belmont Wellington Block IX.
1934 *Erewhon (col) Ramsay Canterbury Unmapped. Upper Rakaia District.
1934 *Erewhon (peak) Ramsay Canterbury Upper Rakaia District.
1939 Espinosa (point) Fiord County Southland Formerly Woodhead. In Doubtful Sound.
1943 Exeter (peak) Sinclair Canterbury On the Two Thumb Range, West of Mount Alma.
1928 Fairy (spring) Rotorua Auckland The Maori name is Te-Puna-a-Tuhoe.
1938 False (col) Humboldt Otago Uncrossable. Between Nansen and Johansen Peaks.
1940 Farrell (peak) Humboldtside Otago On the same ridge as the Trinity Peaks, and lying to the west of them.
1943 Farquharson (saddle) Brownings Pass Westland Between Gifford and Farquharson. Block VI.
1938 *Fastness (peak) Matukituki Otago About three miles and a half east of Mount Aspiring.
1939 Febrero (point) Fiord County Southland South head of Doubtful Sound.
1943 Ferguson (point) Kaeo North Auckland Block II.
1944 Ferndunlaw (hill) Aparima Southland Block VII.
1939 Ferniehurst (railway-station) Hawksworth Canterbury South Island Main Trunk Railway.
1945 Ferrar (peak) Clyde Canterbury On Cloudy Peak Range. Block IX.
1938 Ferrier (glacier) Forbes Otago On the east face of Mount Lydia.
1938 *Ferrier (peak) Forbes Otago On the Main Divide, south-west of Mount Ian.
1929 Field (peak) Eritonga Wellington West of Mount Hector, Tararua Range.
1938 *Fiery (col) Humboldt Otago Between Mount Tantalus and Fiery Peak.
1938 *Fiery (peak) Humboldt Otago On the west spur of Mount Tantalus.
1941 Findlay (point) South Cape Southland Formerly Stewart Point.
1943 Findlay (glacier) Macfarlane Westland East of Retreat Pinnacles.
1944 Finger (hill) Pencarrow Wellington Block VIII.
1944 Fishermans (rock) Pencarrow Wellington Block IX.
1944 Five Mile (track) Pencarrow Wellington Along Catchpool Stream.
  • Approved subject to fixation of feature on map.


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14 July 1948
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