✨ Geographic Name Alterations
5 JUNE 2014
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 59
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Notice of Decisions to Alter Undersea Feature Names
Pursuant to sections 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 altered undersea feature names beyond New Zealand’s 12 Nautical Mile Territorial Sea.
The details of the altered undersea feature names, their undersea generic feature types, and their descriptions are specified in the three columns of the Schedule below.
The Board’s final determinations on these undersea features names took effect on 5 June 2014.
Schedule
Altered Undersea Feature Names Beyond New Zealand’s 12 Nautical Mile Territorial Sea
| First Column | Second Column | Third Column |
|---|---|---|
| Altered Undersea Feature Name | Undersea Generic Feature Type | Description |
| Araara Seamount | Seamount | 34°09.59’S Latitude, 173°58.00’E Longitude. An isolated seamount 75km east-northeast from North Cape (Otou) and approximately 11km west of Cavalli Seamount. Alteration from West Cavalli Seamount. Depicted on North Cape Chart©, Mitchell & Eade, 1990. |
| Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku Shelf | Shelf | 52°30.00’S Latitude, 169°30.00’E Longitude. The shelf surrounding Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku. Generally 130–200m deep. Depicted on Campbell Chart©, Summerhayes, 1967. Alteration from Campbell Island Shelf. |
| Explora Mounds | Mounds | 75°46.00’S Latitude, 165°13.00’E Longitude and 76°02.30’S Latitude, 166°42.30’E Longitude. Mounds at depths 418m and 860m covering an area of 30x40km located approximately 40km southeast of Drygalski Ice Tongue and 90km northwest of Franklin Island, in the West Ross Sea, Antarctica. Alteration from OGS Explora Mounds. Depicted on Chart NZ 14900. |
| Mokohīnau Canyon | Canyon | 35°45.00’S Latitude, 176°15.00’E Longitude. A northeast trending canyon-like feature with an upper slope depth of 1250m in the northern Bay of Plenty area. Depicted on Cuvier Chart©, Wright, 1989. Alteration from Mokohinau Canyon. |
| Ōhena Knoll | Knoll | 36°25.58’S Latitude, 176°56.81’E Longitude. A knoll in a group of knolls at the northern end of Alderman Trough in the outer Bay of Plenty region. It is an isolated conical seamount that rises to 858m from a depth of 1700m and has an area of 3km². Depicted on Cuvier Chart©, Wright, 1989; Cook Chart©, Baldwin & Lewis, 1991. Alteration from Ohena Knoll. |
| Paritū Trough | Trough | 39°00.00’S Latitude, 178°37.00’E Longitude. A northeast-southwest trending trough on the middle part of the continental slope approximately 60km from the coast of Gisborne. Separates North Paritū Ridge and South Paritū Ridge. Floor at a depth of approximately 1500m. Depicted on Mahia Chart©, Arron & Lewis, 1991. Alteration from Paritu Trough. |
| Pūkākī Canyon | Canyon | 43°38.00’S Latitude, 173°56.00’E Longitude. A canyon trending generally northwards from Mernoo Gap off the coast of Banks Peninsula towards the southern end of Hikurangi Trough. Extends from a depth of 130m at a point where it joins Pegasus Canyon. Depicted on Pegasus Chart©, Cullen & Brodie, 1966; Pegasus Chart©, Carter & Herzer, 1983. Alteration from Pukaki Canyon. |
| Pūkākī Saddle | Saddle | 47°54.46’S Latitude, 175°53.77’E Longitude. On the north-eastern part of Campbell Plateau between Bounty Plateau and Pūkākī Rise, west of Antipodes Islands. The centre of the saddle is at a depth of 1370m separating the 100–200m deep platform. Depicted on Campbell Chart©, Summerhayes, 1967 and 1969a. Alteration from Pukaki Saddle. |
| Pukekura Canyon | Canyon | 45°45.00’S Latitude, 171°08.00’E Longitude. An east-west aligned canyon incised into the outer continental shelf off Otago Peninsula. A 1300m deep tributary of Bounty Channel. Depicted on Oamaru Chart©, Carter & Carter, 1981; Otago Chart©, Carter, 1986. Alteration from Taiaroa Canyon. |
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