✨ Geographic Place Names
24 OCTOBER
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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Mount Airthrey
78°02'63.7"S, 163°57'53.9"E. A prominent summit at height 1175m, located midway on
the range separating the Garwood and Marshall Valleys of the Denton Hills in the
Southern Dry Valleys area.
Lake Chapman
77°01'S, 162°23'E. Lake situated on The Flatiron, south of the Mackay Glacier Tongue, at
Granite Harbour.
McMurdo Sound
77°30'S, 165°00'E. McMurdo Sound is the area between Ross Island and the Antarctic
mainland, with the following limits:
On the West: From Brown Peninsula (78°02'S – 165°32'E), on the Hillary Coast of
the Antarctic mainland, northward, along the Antarctic coast, to Cape Roberts
(77°00'S – 163°09'E).
On the North: From Cape Roberts eastward, a line to the northern extremity of Ross
Island (77°11'S – 166°50'E).
On the East: From the northern extremity of Ross Island southward, along the western
coast of Ross Island, to Scott Base (77°52'S – 166°40'E), on the southern end of this
island.
On the South: From Scott Base south-eastward, a line to the northern extremity of
White Island (78°00'S – 167°30'E); and thence from this position westward, along the
northern coasts of White Island and Black Island and continuing north-westerly, to
Brown Peninsula (78°02'S – 165°32'E), the point of commencement.
Dated at Wellington this 24th day of October 2002.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.
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Notice of Intention to Assign Place Names
Pursuant to section 12 of the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946, notice is hereby given of the intention of the
New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa to assign the altered or new names stated in the first column of
the Schedule below, to the respective places described in the second column of the Schedule.
Objection to the proposed names may be given in writing, setting out the grounds for objection, to the Secretary of the
New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa, care of Land Information New Zealand, Private Box 5501,
Wellington, within a period of three months from the date of the New Zealand Gazette containing this notice.
Schedule
South Auckland Land District
Waitete Stream
Stream located west of Arapuni, flowing generally north-easterly into the Waikato River,
Topographic map 260 T15 Putaruru, GR 2738900E 6343700N. Spelling correction from
Waiteti Stream.
Wellington Land District
Riverstone Terraces
Suburb of Upper Hutt, located north of the Hutt River, between Moonshine Road and
Whakatikei River, Topographic map 260 R27, R28 and Pt Q27 Wellington, GR 2681500E
6008500N. Not named on current mapping.
Marlborough Land District
Duncan Bay
Locality/settlement at Duncan Bay (marine feature), situated at the southern most reaches
of Tennyson Inlet (large body of water off Tawhitinui Reach), Marlborough Sounds,
Topographic map 260 P27 Picton, GR 2574000E 6009200N. Currently named Tennyson
Inlet (locality).
Nelson Land District
Pororari
Locality near Perpendicular Point, approximately 3km north-east of Punakaiki, Topographic
map 260 K30 Punakaiki, GR 2373300E 5900800N. Currently named Porarari.
Canterbury/Westland Land District
Lauper Peak
Peak at height 2485m situated in the Butler Range in the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri
o te Moana, Topographic map 260 J34 Whitcombe, GR 23433000E 5773550N. Currently
named Louper Peak.
Canterbury Land District
Lauper Stream
Stream flowing south into the Rakaia River from the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana,
Topographic maps 260 J34 Whitcombe, GR 2344850E 5772000N and J35 Arrowsmith,
GR 2344100E 5769500N. Currently named Louper Stream.
Pōhatu/Flea Bay
Bay located approximately 5km east north-east of the entrance to Akaroa Harbour,
Topographic map 260 N36 and N37 Akaroa, GR 2511000E 5703600N. Currently named
Flea Bay.
Westland Land District
Red Jacks Railway Station
Railway Station located on the Stillwater Wesport Line, approximately 2km south-west of
Ngahere, Topographic map 260 K31 Ahaura, GR 2380800E 5864800N. Not named on
current mapping.
Tuning Fork Creek
Stream flowing north-westerly into Arawhata River from Lake Greaney and Minim Mere
in the Haast Range, Topographic maps 260 E37 and E38 Cascade, GR 2169000E
5674500N and F38 Wilkin, GR 2171500E 5672500N. Currently named Tunning Fork
Creek.
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2002, No 158
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2002, No 158
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Final Decision on Place Names in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey24 October 2002
Geographic Board, Place Names, Antarctica, Ross Sea Region, Mount Airthrey, Lake Chapman, McMurdo Sound
- W. K. Shaw, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa
🗺️ Notice of Intention to Assign Place Names
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & SurveyGeographic Board, Place Names, South Auckland Land District, Wellington Land District, Marlborough Land District, Nelson Land District, Canterbury/Westland Land District, Canterbury Land District, Westland Land District