✨ Geographic Notices
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 58 — 28 MAY 2015
Murimotu Seavalleys Sea Valley 34°02’S Latitude, 172°55’E Longitude. Two narrow valleys on the northeast facing continental slope, centred approximately 40km north of Cape Reinga (Te Rerengawairua) and 70km east of Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands. Depicted on North Cape Chart©, Mitchell & Eade, 1990. Adopted as official.
Te Motu-o-Kura Ridge Ridge 40°02’S Latitude, 177°22’E Longitude. A ridge, which trends northeast-southwest and rises to a minimum recorded depth of 324m, located approximately 80km northeast of Cape Turnagain. Alteration from Motu o Kura Ridge, which was depicted on Turnagain Chart©, Garlick & Mitchell, 2002.
Te Motu-o-Kura Trough Trough 40°00’S Latitude, 177°13’E Longitude. A trough, which trends northeast-southwest and has an axis that ranges in depth from about 480m at the north-eastern end to 560m at the south-western end, located approximately 73km northeast of Cape Turnagain. Alteration from Motu o Kura Trough, which was depicted on Turnagain Chart©, Garlick & Mitchell, 2002.
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of May 2015.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.
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Notice of Approved Official Geographic Names
Pursuant to sections 10(1)(b), 24(2)(a) and 24(3) of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008 ("Act"), the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa ("Board") hereby gives notice of 16 approved official geographic names as described in the Schedule below.
The Board’s final determinations on these approved official geographic names took effect on 28 May 2015.
Schedule
| Approved Official Geographic Names (16) | Geographic Feature Type | Description |
|---|
North Auckland Land District
| Anzac Bay | Bay | A small bay within Putiki Bay at Ostend, Waiheke Island. NZTopo50-BA33 827253. |
| Cradock Channel | Channel | The central of three shipping channels between Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana and the Pacific Ocean. Passes between Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island and Great Barrier Island (Aotea Island) and intersects with Jellicoe Channel and Colville Channel at its southern end. NZ Chart 53: 35°59.65’S 175°19.25’E to 36°25.09’S, 175°06.03’E. |
| Jellicoe Cave | Cave | A cave at North Head in Whangaroa Bay at the entrance to Whangaroa Harbour, Northland. NZTopo50-AU28 690267. |
| Jellicoe Channel | Channel | The westernmost of three shipping channels between Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana and the Pacific Ocean, following the coast between Cape Rodney and Paepae-o-Tū / Bream Tail and intersecting with Cradock Channel and Colville Channel at its eastern end. NZ Charts 5219, 522, 53: 36°01.20’S, 174°39.85’E to 36°25.09’S, 175°06.03’E. |
South Auckland Land District
| Anzac Bay | Bay | A small bay on the north side of Katikati Entrance, Tauranga Harbour. NZTopo50-BC36 638490. |
| Jellicoe Point | Point | A small point on the southeastern side of Lake Taupo (Taupomoana), approximately 4km southeast of Motutaiko Island. NZTopo50-BH36 577923. |
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