Geographic Names Notices




29 AUGUST 2013 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 118 3165

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.

Schedule

Proposed Official Geographic Name

First Column Second Column Third Column Fourth Column
Proposed Official Geographic Name Geographic Feature Type Description Submission Deadline
Paekākāriki Hill Hill Located along the northern boundary of Paekākāriki Hill locality, height 274m. NZTopo50 BP32-Paraparaumu GR 628 587. Geodetic mark, coded A2FP, named "Paekakariki", beaconed, is located at summit. Assigning a new name for an unnamed feature. Previously notified as a proposal for the wrong feature by New Zealand Gazette, 19 July 2012, No. 86, page 2389. 4 October 2013

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of August 2013.

W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.

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Notice of the Final Determination on Assigning an Official Antarctic Geographic Name

Pursuant to sections 10(1)(a), 25 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 ("Board") hereby gives notice of assigning an official Antarctic geographic name.

The official geographic name is specified in the first column of the Schedule below.
The geographic feature type that it relates to is set out in the second column of the Schedule.
The description for the name is set out in the third column of the Schedule.

The Board’s final determination on this official Antarctic geographic name took effect on 29 August 2013.

Schedule

First Column Second Column Third Column
Official Geographic Name Feature Type Description
O’Regan Peak Peak 78.1526°S Latitude, 162.7171°E Longitude. A prominent buttressed peak at height 3434m, located on the Royal Society Range between Salient Peak to the north-east and Rester Peak to the south-west, with McConchie Ridge extending south-east from its summit into the névé of Walcott Glacier, and the névé of Emmanuel Glacier flowing north-west from this peak. Topographic maps ANTTopo50-MG09 Mount Lister, NZMS 166 ST58-61.9 Mount Discovery and USGS ST58-61/10 Mount Discovery. New name for a previously unnamed feature.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of August 2013.

W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.

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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 ("Board") hereby gives notice of 33 adopted undersea feature names.

These are now official geographic names and are specified in the first column of the Schedule below.

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 feature names took effect on 29 August 2013.

Schedule

Adopted Undersea Feature Names (33)

First Column Second Column Third Column
Official Undersea Feature Name Undersea Generic Feature Type Description
Akitio Ridge Ridge 40°48.00’S Latitude, 177°51.00’E Longitude. A north north-east trending ridge on the lower continental slope 110km offshore from Castlepoint. Rises from surrounding depths of 2400–2300m to a summit at 2100m deep. Depicted on Turnagain Chart©, Lewis, 1976; Cook Chart©, Baldwin & Lewis, 1991; Central Hikurangi Chart©, Lewis et al., 1999; Turnagain Chart©, Garlick & Mitchell, 2002.
Akitio Trough Trough 40°50.00’S Latitude, 177°40.00’E Longitude. A broad north north-east trending trough on the lower continental slope about 100km offshore, south of Cape Turnagain. The floor of the trough is between 2300m and 2500m deep. Depicted on Turnagain Chart©, Lewis, 1976; Turnagain Chart©, Garlick & Mitchell, 2002.


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🎓 Notice of a Proposal to Assign an Official Geographic Name (continued from previous page)

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
29 August 2013
Geographic Names, Assignment, New Zealand Geographic Board, Paekākāriki Hill
  • W. K. Shaw, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa

🎓 Notice of the Final Determination on Assigning an Official Antarctic Geographic Name

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
29 August 2013
Geographic Names, Antarctic, New Zealand Geographic Board, O’Regan Peak
  • W. K. Shaw, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa

🎓 Notice of Adopted Undersea Feature Names

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
29 August 2013
Geographic Names, Undersea Features, New Zealand Geographic Board, Akitio Ridge, Akitio Trough
  • W. K. Shaw, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa