✨ Geographic Name Determinations
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 46
26 APRIL 2013
| Name | Feature Type | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Te Kōhua | Lake | A small alpine lake located approximately 1.8km east south-east of Lake Hope at the southern end of The Remarkables. NZTopo50 CC11-Queenstown, GR 742 928. Assigning a new name for a feature not named. | 26 July 2013 |
| Mount Tewha | Mountain | A peak at 2510m, approximately 3.6km west south-west of Mount Tyndall, at the northern end of Richardson Mountains. NZTopo50 CA10-Lake Williamson, GR 502 587. Altering Headlong Peak (official geographic name) which is proposed to be moved to 2457m immediately to the west, and replacing New Zealand Gazette, 29 July 1948, No. 42, page 939. See Headlong Peak proposal above. | 26 July 2013 |
| Mount Tūwhakaroria | Mountain | A significant alpine peak at 2307m, approximately 1.2km east of Lake Hope at the southern end of The Remarkables. NZTopo50 CC11-Queenstown, GR 735 931. Assigning a new name for a feature not named. | 26 July 2013 |
| Tāpuae o Uenuku / Hector Mountains | Range | A major alpine range running north-south along the southern arm of Lake Wakatipu. NZTopo50 CC11-Queenstown, from GR 737 900 to NZTopo50 CD11-Kingston, GR 688 575. Alteration from Hector Mountains (official geographic name) to a dual name and replacing New Zealand Gazette, 12 June 1980, No. 66, page 1752. | 26 July 2013 |
| Te Karearea Peak | Peak | A significant alpine peak at 2252m, approximately 2.3km south-east of Lake Hope at the southern end of The Remarkables. NZTopo50 CC11-Queenstown, GR 744 922. Assigning a new name for a feature not named. | 26 July 2013 |
Southland Land District
| Name | Feature Type | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pariroa / Castle Mount | Mountain | A significant alpine mountain at 2122m, rising above Milford Track, approximately 11km north-west of Lake Te Anau. NZTopo50 CB08-Homer Saddle, GR 874 207. Alteration from Castle Mount (recorded name) to a dual name. | 26 July 2013 |
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of April 2013.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.
Notice of the Final Determinations on Assigning Official Antarctic Geographic Names
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 (the “Board”) hereby gives notice of assigning official Antarctic geographic names.
The official geographic names are specified in the first column of the Schedule below (“the Schedule”).
The geographic 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 determinations on these official Antarctic geographic names took effect on 26 April 2013.
Schedule
| First Column | Second Column | Third Column |
|---|---|---|
| Official Geographic Name | Geographic Feature Type | Description |
| Clissold Nunatak | Nunatak | 77°27′26″S Latitude, 166°54′23″E Longitude. A distinctive nunatak, 1790m, on the north-western slopes and in close proximity to the summit of Mount Erebus, Ross Island. Topographic maps ANTTopo50-ME13 Cape Royds, and NZMS 166 ST58-61/5 McMurdo Sound, and USGS ST57-60/6 Ross Island. New name for a feature not named. |
| Gerof Point | Point | 77°33′40″S Latitude, 166°12′58″E Longitude. A west facing distinctive coastal point at the southern end of Backdoor Bay and approximately 1km south-east of Cape Royds, Ross Island. Topographic maps ANTTopo50-ME13 Cape Royds, NZMS 166 ST58-61/5 McMurdo Sound, and USGS ST57-60/6 Ross Island. New name for a feature not named. |
| Omelchenko Bluff | Bluff | 77°38′08″S Latitude, 166°45′33″E Longitude. A rock bluff rising above 600m, between Turks Head Ridge and Tech Crags and approximately 1km north-west of Grazyna Bluff at Cape Evans, Ross Island. Topographic maps ANTTopo50-MF13 Hut Point Peninsula, NZMS 166 ST58-61/5 McMurdo Sound, and USGS ST57-60/6 Ross Island. New name for a feature not named. |
| Yamato Yukihara | Historic Camp Site | 80°05′S Latitude, 156°37′E Longitude. The historic camp site of the final destination of the Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12. Topographic map NZ Infomap 135 Ross Sea Regions. New name for an historic site not named. |
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of April 2013.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.
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Notice of Proposals to Assign or Alter Geographic Names
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Geographic names, Proposals, Assignments, Alterations, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago, Public submissions
- W. K. Shaw, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa
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🎓 Education, Culture & Science26 April 2013
Antarctic geographic names, Assignments, Final determinations
- W. K. Shaw, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa