✨ Geographic Names Notices
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 7
26 JANUARY 2012
Fitzpatrick Glacier Glacier
77°49′18″S Latitude, 160°08′49″E Longitude. A glacier approximately 3.2km south south-west of Fireman Glacier just south of Cassidy Glacier in the western part of Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. Topographic maps (1:250,000) NZMS 166 ST 57-60/5-Taylor Glacier, and (1:50,000) 77199-Y1-TM-050-Beacon Valley. New name for a feature not named.
LaFratta Point Point
77°21′38″S Latitude, 163°02′53″E Longitude. A point at the north-eastern extremity of Mount Doorly, approximately 10.8km north-west of King Pin, and approximately 10km north north-east of Lake Brownworth. Topographic maps (1:250,000): NZMS 166 ST58-61/5-McMurdo Sound, and USGS ST57-60-Ross Island. New name for a feature not named.
Liston Glacier Glacier
77°39′14″S Latitude, 161°04′28″E Longitude. A glacier, easternmost of a series of three glaciers on the northern side of western Taylor Glacier in the McMurdo Dry Valleys region, located approximately 3.2km east of East Groin, north of Round Mountain, and just south-west of Wolak Peak. Topographic map (1:250,000) USGS ST57-60, Taylor Glacier. New name for a feature not named.
Marinelli Head Headland
77°51′50″S Latitude, 164°27′32″E Longitude. A headland in the south-eastern part of the McMurdo Dry Valleys region approximately 11.7km south of The Strand Moraines, and at the south-eastern base of Hobbs Ridge that forms the south entrance to Blue Glacier from McMurdo Sound. Topographic maps (1:250,000): NZMS 166 ST58-61/5-McMurdo Sound, and USGS ST57-60-Ross Island. New name for a feature not named.
Zwally Glacier Glacier
71°12′44″S Latitude, 165°08′12″E Longitude. A glacier flowing generally north-westerly from its source just north of Pilon Peak and emptying into Ebbe Glacier between Mount Craven and Everett Spur, in the north part of Everett Range. Topographic map (1:250,000): SR 57-58/15, Mount Soza. New name for a feature not named.
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of January 2012.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.
Notice of Adopted Undersea Feature Names
Pursuant to sections 26 and 21(2) of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008, the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (the “Board”) hereby gives notice of 11 adopted undersea features names.
These are now official geographic names and are specified in the first column of the Schedule below (“the Schedule”).
The generic feature type that they relate to is set out in the second column of the Schedule.
The description for each name is set out in the third column of the Schedule.
The Board’s final determination on these adopted undersea features names takes effect on 26 January 2012.
Schedule
Undersea Feature Names (11)
| First Column
Official Undersea Feature Name | Second Column
Undersea Generic Feature Type | Third Column
Description |
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Adieu Bank | Bank | 45°23.85′S Latitude, 166°49.05′E Longitude. A bank on the sea floor, descending from 5.3m to a depth of 50m, and lying south-east of Adieu Point, and north-west of Adieu Basin in Dagg Sound, Fiordland. Depicted on Dagg Sound Chart©, Irwin & Main 1980. |
| Black Basin | Basin | 44°47.10′S Latitude, 167°30.50′E Longitude. A depression in the sea floor, descending to a maximum depth of 114m, and lying to the south-east of Black Point in Bligh Sound, Fiordland. Depicted on Bligh Sound Chart©, Irwin & Main 1985. |
| Bligh Basin | Basin | 44°44.00′S Latitude, 167°05.00′E Longitude. A depression in the sea floor, between George Ridge to the west and Bligh Ridge to the east, with a broad basin, descending to a depth of 2,550m, and located west of Bligh Sound, Fiordland. Depicted on Milford Chart©, Garlick et al., 2001. |
| Bradshaw Basin | Basin | 45°17.35′S Latitude, 167°03.40′E Longitude. A depression in the sea floor, trending west-east, descending to a maximum depth of 423m, and located along the length of Bradshaw Sound, an arm within Doubtful Sound / Patea, Fiordland. Depicted on Doubtful Sound NE Chart©, Irwin & Main 1981A. |
| Breaksea Basin | Basin | 45°29.00′S Latitude, 166°23.00′E Longitude. A depression in the sea floor, with a wide bottomed floor, descending to a depth of 3750m, located west of Breaksea Sound, Fiordland. Depicted on Dusky Chart©, Mitchell & Garlick, 2001. |
| Crooked Basin | Basin | 45°22.60′S Latitude, 167°01.10′E Longitude. A depression in the sea floor, trending north-south, descending to a maximum depth of 193m, located along the length of Crooked Arm, within Doubtful Sound / Patea, Fiordland. Depicted on Doubtful Sound SW Chart©, Irwin & Main 1981B. |
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