Decisions of The New Zealand Geographic Board

27 February 2003

Notice of Final Decisions to Assign Place Names in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica

Notice is hereby given of the final decisions of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa, to assign the names stated in the first column of the Schedule below, to the places described in the second column of the said Schedule and that such decisions shall take effect on 25th February 2003.

 

Schedule

Churchill Mountains - New Zealand Submissions (38):
Alexander Cone	81°27'S, 156°05'E. A cone-shaped feature, 1978m, in the All-Blacks Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Black Icefalls	81°46'S, 157°14'E. A line of icefalls at the south margin of Chapman Snowfield, Churchill Mountains. The icefalls extend south-west from Mount Massam to Vance Bluff.
Blake Massif	80°38'S, 158°00'E. A compact block of ridgelines without a prominent culminating summit, rising to approximately 1800m on the south side of Byrd Glacier. The unit lies between Lowry Massif to the north-east and Mandarich Massif to the south-west.
Bledisloe Glacier	81°22'S, 156°21'E. A glacier flowing north-west between All-Blacks Nunataks and Wallabies Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Bradshaw Peak	81°03'S, 158°34'E. A peak rising to 1640m, 4km south-east of Turk Peak, Churchill Mountains. Situated on the south-west side of McLay Glacier.
Brown Buttress	81°41'S, 160°30'E. A wedge-shaped buttress rising to approximately 800m, located near the head of Dickey Glacier, which flows into Beaumont Bay.
Carr Crest	80°38'S, 159°23'E. A rock summit rising to 1200m in the northern extreme of the Churchill Mountains. The feature is 12km east south-east of Roberts Pike and overlooks Couzens Bay due east.
Couzens Saddle	80°31'S, 159°35'E. A saddle rising to approximately 500m, between Miscast Nunataks and Mount Madison at west and east, and Byrd Glacier and Couzens Bay at north and south.
Erina Nunatak	81°21'S, 153°02'E. A nunatak rising to 1791m in the Lonewolf Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Farmer Glacier	81°47'S, 159°48'E. A glacier flowing north-west into Starshot Glacier, and located between Mount McKerrow at north and Thompson Mountain at south, at the southern end of Surveyors Range.
Fraser Nunatak	81°47'S, 155°55'E. A nunatak rising to 2070m, 22km south-west of Wilhoite Nunataks and west of the Churchill Mountains.
Gamble Glacier	81°06'S, 156°45'E. A glacier flowing north-west from Chapman Snowfield, and located between Green Nunatak at south-west and Keating Massif at north-east, Churchill Mountains.
Geddes Crag	81°32'S, 155°47'E. A crag immediately south of All-Blacks Nunataks, 10km north-west of Rutland Nunatak.
Grae Cliff	81°20'S, 152°55'E. A cliff at approximately 1600m in the Lonewolf Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Green Nunatak	81°07'S, 156°34'E. A nunatak rising to approximately 1800m at the northern extreme of the Wallabies Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Howard-Williams Point	81°26'S, 161°25'E. Prominent point extending into Ross Ice Shelf, located just north of Beaumont Bay, north-east of Surveyors Range.
Jones Buttress	81°37'S, 160°34'E. A wedge-shaped feature similar to Brown Buttress. Located 3km north of Brown Buttress, where it juts out from the east side of Surveyors Range into Dickey Glacier.
Keating Massif	81°00'S, 156°45'E. A rugged mainly ice-covered massif, 20km long, rising to approximately 2370m, and lying north-west. It is located at the southern edge of the head of Byrd Glacier. The feature includes Mount Fries and forms the south-western boundary of Zeller Glacier, Churchill Mountains.
Lee Glacier	81°15'S, 159°07'E. A glacier flowing south-east into Jorda Glacier, Churchill Mountains. Mount Frost and Mount Coley are located at its head.
Lowe Peak	81°40'S, 161°22'E. A peak rising to 1060m, 5km south-west of Mount Kolp, at the north-west end of Nash Range.
MacFarlane Bluff	81°28'S, 155°36'E. A bluff, above 1800m, in the All-Blacks Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
McLay Glacier	81°02'S, 158°49'E. A glacier flowing south-east into Nursery Glacier, Churchill Mountains. Mount Durnford, Mount Stewart and Mount Liard flank the north and Turk Peak and Bradshaw Peak flank the south.
Mount Exley	81°10'S, 156°14'E. A mountain at 1980m in the Wallabies Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Mount Mace	81°25'S, 155°53'E. A mountain at 1960m in the All-Blacks Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Mount Moa	80°46'S, 157°57'E. A mountain rising above 2000m at the northern end of the Churchill Mountains. Located above Kiwi Pass and at the southern end of Kent Plateau.
Mount Stent	81°15'S, 156°20'E. A mountain at 2010m at the southern extreme of the Wallabies Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Mount Stewart	80°59'S, 158°32'E. A mountain rising to 1900m, located midway between Mount Durnford and Mount Liard.
Mount Waterhouse	81°25'S, 155°42'E. A mountain rising above 1800m, at the north-west extreme of the All-Blacks Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Prior Cliff	80°47'S, 158°50'E. A cliff between 1000m and 1200m extending east north-east from Mount Dick, Churchill Mountains.
Quet Nunatak	81°22'S, 152°21'E. A nunatak rising to 1700m in the Lonewolf Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Reid Bluff	81°40'S, 158°18'E. A bluff rising to 2040m, at the head of Donnally Glacier, Churchill Mountains.
Skellerup Glacier	81°38'S, 155°42'E. A glacier flowing west north-west between All-Blacks Nunataks and Wilhoite Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Taniwha Cove	80°30'S, 160°40'E. A U-shaped cove within Couzens Bay, at the north eastern end of the Churchill Mountains. Its entrance is bounded at the east by Senia Point and Mount Tadpole rises above its western shores.
Tiger Nunatak	81°21'S, 152°45'E. A nunatak at approximately 1600m in the Lonewolf Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Woodgate Crest	81°29'S, 155°59'E. A crest rising to 2040m in the All-Blacks Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Woodgyer Peak	81°13'S, 156°20'E. A peak above 2000m in the Wallabies Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.
Young Peaks	81°14'S, 158°42'E. A group of peaks along a ridge running west-east, starting 5km east of Mount Coley, Churchill Mountains. The feature is 5km long with summits rising above 1200m. Flanked by Lee Glacier at north and Jorda Glacier at south.
Za Za Bluff	81°20'S, 153°09'E. A bluff rising to over 1600m the Lonewolf Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.

Churchill Mountains - United States Submissions (47):
Abercrombie Crests	81°00'S, 160°09'E. A cluster of rock summits rising to 1259m in the north part of Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains. The feature is 15km south south-east of Mount Deleon.
Algie Knoll	82°12'S, 162°09'E. A rounded ice-covered elevation rising over 400m between Silver Ridge and the mouth of Algie Glacier in the Churchill Mountains.
Alligator Eyes	81°38'S, 160°55'E. Two nunataks that are near together and rise to over 600m on the east side of Dickey Glacier in the Churchill Mountains. The feature surmounts the end of the broad ice-covered ridge that extends north from Mount Arcone.
Bally Glacier	81°22'S, 159°12'E. A glacier 10km long which occupies the central part of Carlstrom Foothills, Churchill Mountains. It flows north along the east side of Mount Blick into Jorda Glacier.
Benbrook Glacier	81°27'S, 158°55'E. A glacier 8km long in the Churchill Mountains. It flows south south-east from Egress Peak, Carlstrom Foothills, into the Flynn Glacier.
Bieber Bench	81°57'S, 160°23'E. A relatively horizontal upland area of 50km2 at the south side of Surveyors Range, Churchill Mountains. The ice-covered feature rises to 1800m between Mansergh Snowfield and the head of Algie Glacier.
Boyer Bluff	81°10'S, 160°05'E. A mostly ice-covered bluff, 1080m, at the south-west periphery of Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains. The feature is 7-8km south-west of Constellation Dome.
Brecher Glacier	80°42'S, 157°28'E. A broad glacier 8km long in the north Churchill Mountains. It flowsnorth-west between Rundle Peaks and Mandarich Massif into Byrd Glacier.
Carlstrom Foothills	81°25'S, 159°00'E. A group of peaks and ridges running north-south between Mount Albert Markham and Kelly Plateau in the Churchill Mountains. The feature is 16km long with summits rising to 1690m.
Carnegie Range	82°11'S, 161°10'E. A mountain range 30km long, running north-south between Errant Glacier and Holyoake Range on the west and Algie Glacier and Nash Range on the east. The range rises to over 1200m and is ice covered except for peaks and ridges in the north portion and Russell Bluff at the south end.
Chamberlin Rampart	81°03'S, 159°53'E. A series of ice-covered bluffs midway along the west slope of Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains. The bluffs rise to 1200m and are interspaced by heavily crevassed ice.
Chapman Snowfield	81°30'S, 157°20'E. A large snowfield lying west of the central ridge in the Churchill Mountains, bounded to the north by Elder Peak and the massif surmounted by Mount Wharton, to the south by Sosa Icefalls and the head of Starshot Glacier, and to the west by Wallabies Nunataks andAll-Blacks Nunataks.
Contortion Spur	80°25'S, 160°09'E. The largest and easternmost of three spurs which descend north from Mount Madison near the mouth of Byrd Glacier. The spur exposes a spectacular syncline of white marble and black schist.
Cooper Snowfield	80°56'S, 158°40'E. A snowfield with an area of approximately 65km2 in the Churchill Mountains. The snowfield rises to over 1200m and is nearly encircled by ridges connecting Mount Field, Mount Durnford and Mount Liard.
Cupcake Peaks	80°42'S, 158°36'E. Descriptive name for two rounded peaks, or nunataks, which rise to 1391m, 5km south-east of Mount Hamilton in the Churchill Mountains.
DeVries Bluff	80°19'S, 157°45'E. A steep bluff rising to 1660m on the north side of Byrd Glacier. The feature is immediately east of DeVries Glacier, where the latter enters Byrd Glacier.
Egress Peak	81°24'S, 158°54'E. A peak rising to 1690m 12km east of Mount Albert Markham, Churchill Mountains. Situated at the west extremity of Carlstrom Foothills, the peak overlooks a 1400m ice divide. Benbrook Glacier flows south from the divide into Flynn Glacier; an unnamed glacier flows north from the divide into Jorda Glacier.
Elder Peak	81°07'S, 157°20'E. A peak at the north margin of Chapman Snowfield in the Churchill Mountains. The peak rises to 2360m, 10km south-west of Mount Wharton. Fisher Point 81°09'S, 160°43'E. A rock coastal point on the east margin of the Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains. The point marks the south side of the mouth of ice-filled Grazzini Bay at Ross Ice Shelf.
Fisher Point	81°09'S, 160°43'E. A rock coastal point on the east margin of the Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains. The point marks the south side of the mouth of ice-filled Grazzini Bay at Ross Ice Shelf.
Glevum Ridge	80°02'S, 155°50'E. A ridge in Britannia Range that runs north between Lindum Valley and Lemanis Valley toward Hatherton Glacier. The ridge rises from 1180m on the Hatherton Glacier to over 1800m.
Gootee Nunatak	80°39'S, 159°57'E. A small but distinctive nunatak, approximate height 250m, which is the only rock outcrop at the west end of Couzens Bay, Shackleton Coast.
Grazzini Bay	81°08'S, 160°38'E. An ice-filled coastal embayment, 3km wide, between Gentile Point and Fisher Point on the east side of Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains. The bay opens to Ross Ice Shelf.
Gutenberg Glacier	81°58'S, 158°32'E. A glacier 12km long in north Holyoake Range, Churchill Mountains. It flows north-west between Cerberus Peak and Mount Richter to enter Starshot Glacier.
Jacobs Peninsula	81°52'S, 162°39'E. A massive peninsula, 10km long and 5km wide, extending east fromNash Range into Ross Ice Shelf. The peninsula rises to over 800m and is ice covered except for fringing spurs, as at Cape May, the north-east extremity.
Kilroy Bluff	81°15'S, 159°42'E. An ice-covered bluff, 1040m, on the west side of Nursery Glacier at the junction with Jorda Glacier in the Churchill Mountains.
Lowry Massif	80°37'S, 158°12'E. A compact block of ridgelines without a prominent culminating summit, rising to approximately 1800m on the south side of Byrd Glacier. The unit is 5km long and stands 5km south south-west of Mount Tuatara.
Madison Terrace	80°32'S, 160°18'E. A rectangular terrace, 10km long and 5km wide, abutting the south partof Mount Madison on Shackleton Coast. Ice draining from Mount Madison covers the terrace, which terminates in a line of icefalls within Couzens Bay.
Mandarich Massif	80°41'S, 157°40'E. A rugged Y-shaped massif which rises to 1860m on the south side of Byrd Glacier. It stands between Brecher Glacier and Twombley Glacier, two southern tributaries to Byrd Glacier.
Mansergh Wall	82°06'S, 160°18'E. An ice-covered cliff, 6km long, running east-west between Mansergh Snowfield and the head of Errant Glacier in the Churchill Mountains. The cliff rises to over 1600m and forms part of the divide between the north flowing Starshot Glacier system, including Mansergh Snowfield, and the Nimrod Glacier system, including the south flowing Errant Glacier.
McClintock Ridge	82°03'S, 161°00'E. A prominent east-west ridge that is ice covered, 10km north of Rubin Peak in Carnegie Range, Churchill Mountains. The ridge comprises several aligned summits that descend the east slope of the range for 10-15km, ending at Algie Glacier. The west portion, near Mansergh Wall, rises to over 1400m; elevations decline to 400m near Algie Glacier.
Miscast Nunataks	80°30'S, 159°09'E. A group of four nunataks which rise to 910m on the south side of Byrd Glacier. The outcrops lie between Mount Tadpole and Mount Madison in the Churchill Mountains.
Mount Arcone	81°43'S, 161°02'E. A horseshoe-shaped mountain rising to 1350m in Nash Range, Churchill Mountains. It stands at the east side of Dickey Glacier, 13km north of Mount Canopus.
Mount Blick	81°21'S, 159°05'E. A conical peak rising to over 1400m in the north extremity of Carlstrom Foothills, Churchill Mountains. The peak is on the west side of Bally Glacier, 15km east south-east of Pyramid Mountain.
Mount Isbell	82°22'S, 156°24'E. A mountain, 2360m, at the north-east perimeter of Geologists Range, Churchill Mountains. The summit is 5km west of Vogt Peak.
Mount Liard	80°58'S, 158°51'E. A peak 10km east of Mount Durnford in the Churchill Mountains. It rises to 1770m on the ridge south of Cooper Snowfield.
Mount Richter	81°58'S, 158°47'E. A mountain rising to 2550m between Gutenberg Glacier and upper Starshot Glacier in north Holyoake Range, Churchill Mountains. The mountain is 5km north of Cerberus Peak.
Mount Tadpole	80°31'S, 158°41'E. A rounded and mostly ice-free mountain, approximate height 1000m, with a narrow ridge running south-west from the main mass. The mountain is 8km north-east of Mount Tuatara on the south side of Byrd Glacier.
Peacock Heights	81°33'S, 158°45'E. A bold array of peaks and ridges, 17km long and 8km wide, extendingsouth-east from Mount Nares in the Churchill Mountains. The feature rises from approximately 600m on Starshot Glacier to approximately 2600m near Mount Nares and forms the divide between Flynn Glacier and Donnally Glacier.
Pernic Bluff	81°29'S, 159°30'E. An ice-covered bluff, 1060m, at the south end of Kelly Plateau and Carlstrom Foothills in the Churchill Mountains. The bluff rises 700m above the terminus of Flynn Glacier at the junction with Starshot Glacier.
Riddiford Nunatak	80°59'S, 159°48'E. A small but conspicuous nunatak approximately 1200m with an adjoining lower outcrop, lying 6km west north-west of Abercrombie Crests in Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains.
Roberts Pike	80°36'S, 158°45'E. A peak rising to 1630m, 9km south-east of Mount Tuatara in the Churchill Mountains. The culmination of several ridgelines, the summit commands a view of the drainage areas of Judith Glacier, Entrikin Glacier and Couzens Bay.
Rubin Peak	82°10'S, 161°09'E. A prominent rock summit rising to over 1100m in the central part of Carnegie Range, Churchill Mountains. The peak is 20km north of Russell Bluff.
Rutland Nunatak	81°36'S, 156°08'E. A cone-shaped nunatak with associated rock outcrops, 2070m, in the west part of Chapman Snowfield, Churchill Mountains. The nunatak is 17-20km east north-east of Wilhoite Nunataks.
Sivjee Glacier	81°57'S, 159°23'E. A glacier 16km long which drains the north-east slopes of Hunt Mountain in the Churchill Mountains. It flows north along the west side of Stark Ridge to enter Starshot Glacier south of Mount Hoskins.
Sleek Spur	81°19'S, 160°12'E. A descriptively named tapered, ice-covered coastal spur at the east end of Kelly Plateau, Churchill Mountains. The spur is 15km south-west of Cape Parr where the confluent Nursery, Jorda, and Starshot Glaciers enter Ross Ice Shelf.
Sosa Icefalls	81°51'S, 157°48'E. A line of icefalls nearly 200m high at the south margin of Chapman Snowfield, Churchill Mountains. The icefalls extend south-west for 20km from Mount Massam, ending near the head of Starshot Glacier.
Stark Ridge	81°58'S, 159°31'E. A narrow ridge that extends from the east part of Hunt Mountain, Churchill Mountains, and trends north for 20km to the sharp north north-east turn in Starshot Glacier. Several summits rise from the ridge which separates Sivjee Glacier and Mansergh Snowfield.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of February 2003.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.