✨ Geographical Features
19 JULY 2012
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 86
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Geographical Features
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tauranga Canyon | Canyon | 37°24’S Latitude, 176°53’E Longitude. A narrow north-east trending feature 950m deep at its southern end and 1200m at its northern end, located in the outer Bay of Plenty area. Depicted on Bay of Plenty Chart©, Pantin et al., 1973; Bay of Plenty Chart©, Wright, 1989. |
| Tauranga Sea Valley | Sea Valley | 37°27’S Latitude, 176°47’E Longitude. A north trending feature at a depth of 850m, forming an extension further to the south-west of the Tauranga Canyon, Bay of Plenty. Depicted on Bay of Plenty Chart©, Pantin et al., 1973; Bay of Plenty Chart©, Wright, 1989. |
| Tauroa Knoll | Knoll | 34°48’S Latitude, 171°40’E Longitude. A flat-topped circular knoll with an area of 49 sq kms, rising to 950m from a depth of 1350m, located in the Tasman Sea offshore from northern New Zealand. Depicted on Hokianga Chart©, Irwin & Eade, 1984. |
| Tunanui Bank | Bank | 37°41.75’S Latitude, 179°22’E Longitude. Located on the East Cape shelf, North Island. Depicted on East Cape Chart©, Blackmore, 1996. |
| Turnagain Sea Valley | Sea Valley | 40°50’S Latitude, 176°47’E Longitude. A sea valley extending from a depth of 350m to 1000m deep, and trending generally obliquely to the regional slope. Located on the upper continental slope from 25km to 30km south-south-east of Cape Turnagain, southern Hawke’s Bay Land District. Depicted on Pantin, 1963; Turnagain Chart©, Lewis, 1976. |
| Turnagain Terrace | Terrace | 40°45’S Latitude, 176°40’E Longitude. A gently sloping terrace 200m deep at the shelf edge extending to 400m, where it drops suddenly to form the Turnagain Sea Valley. Located on the upper continental slope south of Cape Turnagain. Depicted on Turnagain Chart©, Lewis, 1976. |
| Visscher Sea Valley | Sea Valley | 39°57.60’S Latitude, 171°48’E Longitude. A sea valley ranging in depth from 250m deep at its south-eastern extremity to approximately 600m deep at its north-western limit. Located on the continental slope from 60km to 120km off north-western Nelson Land District. Depicted on Egmont Chart©, van der Linden, 1966; Cook Chart©, Baldwin & Lewis, 1991. |
| Waiatoto Canyon | Canyon | 44°00’S Latitude, 167°58’E Longitude. A canyon originating off the Waiatoto River, West Coast, wandering along the Westland shelf until it merges into Milford Basin and then onto Haast Channel. Depicted on NIWA Chart Misc. Series No. 91; Beggs et al., 2006; Neil 2008. |
| Wanganella Bank | Bank | 33°45’S Latitude, 167°15’E Longitude. A flat topped bank trending north-south at a depth of approximately 130m but with an isolated pinnacle rising to 82m, the flat top is 7km wide and 20km long. Located on the crest of the Norfolk Ridge, 580km north-west of North Cape and 360km south of Norfolk Island. Depicted on NZ 223F; NZ 14600; NZ 14602; Fleming, 1951; Lord Howe Chart©, van der Linden, 1968; Wanganella Bank Chart©, Eade, 1972. |
| Whangaroa Basin | Basin | 33°20’S Latitude, 173°00’E Longitude. An enclosed basin with the floor at approximately 2100m deep, trending north-west-south-east, parallel with the adjacent Maria Ridge and with the regional slope off North Cape, on the lower continental slope about 100km north of North Cape, and limited in the west by the Three Kings Rise and on the north-east by a 1400–1900m deep sill. Depicted on Three Kings Chart©, van der Linden, 1968; Terrill & Packham, 1974; North Cape Chart©, Mitchell & Eade, 1990. |
| Whangaroa Seamount | Seamount | 33°48.47’S Latitude, 174°01.17’E Longitude. A broad irregular seamount with an area of 43.50 sq kms, rising to 850m from a depth of 1400m, lying 95km north-east of North Cape. The larger of 2 peaks in the Whangaroa Seamount complex. Depicted on North Cape Chart©, Mitchell & Eade, 1990. |
Dated at Wellington this 19th day of July 2012.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.
Notice of Proposals to Assign or Alter Geographic Names
Pursuant to section 16 of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008 (“the Act”), the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa hereby gives notice of various proposals to either assign new, or alter existing, geographic names.
The proposed new or altered geographic names are specified in the first column of the Schedule below (“the Schedule”). The geographic feature type that each proposed new or altered geographic name relates to is set out in the second column of the Schedule. The description of each proposed new or altered geographic name is set out in the third column of the Schedule.
The date by which submissions must be received is provided in the fourth column of the Schedule.
Submissions on proposed new or altered geographic names may be provided in writing to the Secretary of the New Zealand Geographic Board, c/o Land Information New Zealand, PO Box 5501, Wellington 6145. Facsimile: (04) 472 2244.
Email: nzgbsubmissions@linz.govt.nz
Website: www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/consultation/index.aspx
In accordance with section 17 of the Act, submissions must state, with reasons, whether the proposal is supported or objected to and if an objection is made, then submissions may set out an alternative proposal, or support the existing name, if any.
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