Proposed Altered Geographic Feature Names




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 46 — 26 MAY 2016

Proposed Altered Geographic Feature Names Geographic Feature Type Description Submission Deadline

South Auckland Land District

Whakaari / White Island Canyon | Undersea Canyon | 37°35′S Latitude, 177°14.20′E Longitude. A southwest–northeast aligned undersea canyon 550m to 1100m deep, located at the head of the Whakaari / White Island Trough, just offshore from the continental slope and southeast of Whakaari / White Island. Alteration from White Island Canyon, which was depicted on Bay of Plenty Chart©, Wright, 1989. | 1 July 2016

Whakaari / White Island Ridge | Undersea Ridge | 37°30.18′S Latitude, 177°09.70′E Longitude to 37°16.90′S Latitude, 177°23.54′E Longitude. A southwest–northeast trending undersea ridge that extends for 32km northwards from Whakaari / White Island, perpendicular to the regional slope. The crest of the ridge is between 500m and 1500m deep. Alteration from White Island Ridge, which was depicted on Bay of Plenty Chart©, Wright, 1989. | 1 July 2016

Whakaari / White Island Sea Valley | Undersea Valley | 37°41′S Latitude, 177°05′E Longitude. An undersea valley with an overall depth of less than 200m, located on the continental slope approximately 20km southwest of Whakaari / White Island. Alteration from White Island Sea Valley, which was depicted on Bay of Plenty Chart©, Pantin et al., 1973. | 1 July 2016

Westland Land District

Mount Eliott | Mountain | A peak at 2355m on the ridge separating Edison Glacier and Strachan Glacier, on the northwestern side of Landsborough River, approximately 2.2km northeast of Mount Dechen, Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. NZTopo50-BY14 410465. Alteration from Mount Elliot (recorded name). | 26 August 2016

Mount Gordon | Mountain | A peak at 1880m in Solution Range on the northwestern side of Landsborough River, approximately 5km east of Mount Hooker, Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. NZTopo50-BY14 374428. Alteration from Mount Gorden (recorded name). | 26 August 2016

Marlborough Land District and Canterbury Land District

Waiau Toa / Clarence River | River | A river flowing for approximately 200km from its source below Clarence Pass in St James Range, generally southeast, northeast, east, and southeast, to its mouth at the South Pacific Ocean, approximately 33km northeast of Kaikoura. NZTopo50-BS24 763386 (source) to NZTopo50-BT28 768305 (mouth). Alteration from Clarence River (recorded name). | 26 August 2016

Canterbury Land District

Pūkio Stream | Stream | A stream flowing south from Mount Turnbull on The Candlesticks (range) to Esk River, through Lochinvar Forest Conservation Area. Approximately 15km northeast of Waimakariri River in the foothills of Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. NZTopo50-BV22 221542 (source) to 228384 (confluence). Alteration from Nigger Stream (recorded name). | 26 August 2016

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