Valid Antarctic Names M-N
29 May 2009
Pursuant to section 35(3) of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008 (“the Act”), notice is hereby given of the following 1193 names that have been assigned to, or altered for, areas in Antarctica (as that term is defined in section 4 of the Act) that have been validated in terms of section 35(2) of the Act, but which have not previously been gazetted. These Antarctic names are deemed official geographic names and are valid as if they had been assigned or altered in accordance with the Act.
Schedule M-N
| Valid Antarctic Name | Geographic Feature Type | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacAlpine Hills | Hills | 84° 13’ 00” S | 160° 30’ 00” E |
| Mount Macbain | Mountain | 83° 06’ 00” S | 162° 18’ 00” E |
| MacDonald Hills | Hills | 77° 33’ 00” S | 163° 21’ 00” E |
| Mount Macdonald | Mountain | 84° 31’ 00” S | 173° 10’ 00” E |
| MacDonald Nunataks | Nunataks | 85° 27’ 00” S | 157° 38’ 00” W |
| Mount MacPherson | Mountain | 82° 29’ 00” S | 155° 50’ 00” E |
| Mount Madison | Mountain | 80° 26’ 00” S | 160° 10’ 00” E |
| Maiden Castle | Rock | 76° 41’ 00” S | 159° 51’ 00” E |
| Cape Main | Cape | 73° 33’ 00” S | 169° 54’ 00” E |
| Mallory Bluff | Bluff | 84° 02’ 00” S | 165° 50’ 00” E |
| Mount Maloney | Mountain | 85° 41’ 00” S | 163° 35’ 00” W |
| Malta Plateau | Plateau | 72° 58’ 00” S | 167° 18’ 00” E |
| Mount Mankinen | Mountain | 73° 54’ 00” S | 163° 06’ 00” E |
| Manna Glacier | Glacier | 69° 45’ 00” S | 159° 40’ 00” E |
| Mansergh Snowfield | Snowfield | 82° 01’ 00” S | 159° 50’ 00” E |
| Marble Peak | Peak | 85° 29’ 00” S | 156° 28’ 00” W |
| Marcoux Nunatak | Nunatak | 69° 55’ 00” S | 159° 04’ 00” E |
| Mariner Glacier Tongue | Glacier Tongue | 73° 27’ 00” S | 168° 20’ 00” E |
| Markham Plateau | Plateau | 82° 56’ 00” S | 161° 10’ 00” E |
| Marks Point | Point | 85° 29’ 00” S | 155° 40’ 00” W |
| Martin Cirque | Cirque | 77° 28’ 00” S | 162° 40’ 00” E |
| Martin Ridge | Ridge | 84° 25’ 00” S | 165° 30’ 00” E |
| Mount Marvel | Mountain | 78° 45’ 00” S | 159° 22’ 00” E |
| Mount Marzolf | Mountain | 70° 27’ 00” S | 159° 40’ 00” E |
| Mount Masley | Mountain | 72° 59’ 00” S | 162° 54’ 00” E |
| Masquerade Ridge | Ridge | 83° 04’ 00” S | 164° 40’ 00” E |
| Mount Massam | Mountain | 81° 44’ 00” S | 158° 15’ 00” E |
| Massey Glacier | Glacier | 71° 53’ 00” S | 168° 24’ 00” E |
| Mayeda Peak | Peak | 84° 36’ 00” S | 164° 41’ 00” E |
| Mayer Crags | Crags | 84° 53’ 00” S | 168° 45’ 00” W |
| McCain Bluff | Bluff | 70° 19’ 00” S | 160° 05’ 00” E |
| McCann Point | Point | 83° 22’ 00” S | 169° 38’ 00” E |
| McCleary Glacier | Glacier | 79° 33’ 00” S | 156° 50’ 00” E |
| McClelland Ridge | Ridge | 77° 27’ 00” S | 162° 10’ 00” E |
| McClintock Point | Point | 77° 33’ 00” S | 163° 40’ 00” E |
| McConchie Ridge | Ridge | 78° 12’ 00” S | 162° 45’ 00” E |
| McCuistion Glacier | Glacier | 84° 49’ 00” S | 175° 30’ 00” W |
| McDonough Nunataks | Nunataks | 85° 08’ 00” S | 179° 59’ 00” E |
| McElroy Ridge | Ridge | 72° 37’ 00” S | 168° 03’ 00” E |
| McGregor Glacier | Glacier | 85° 08’ 00” S | 174° 50’ 00” W |
| McKinnis Peak | Peak | 69° 34’ 00” S | 159° 21’ 00” E |
| McLin Glacier | Glacier | 71° 12’ 00” S | 163° 27’ 00” E |
| McNally Peak | Peak | 86° 35’ 00” S | 153° 24’ 00” W |
| McSweeney Point | Point | 82° 49’ 00” S | 166° 40’ 00” E |
| Medina Peaks | Peaks | 85° 36’ 00” S | 155° 54’ 00” W |
| Meier Peak | Peak | 71° 51’ 00” S | 168° 40’ 00” E |
| Mello Nunatak | Nunatak | 72° 21’ 00” S | 165° 03’ 00” E |
| Melrose Peak | Peak | 82° 19’ 00” S | 160° 14’ 00” E |
| Mercik Peak | Peak | 85° 05’ 00” S | 169° 06’ 00” W |
| Mericle Rock | Rock | 73° 39’ 00” S | 163° 15’ 00” E |
| Merrick Glacier | Glacier | 80° 14’ 00” S | 158° 50’ 00” E |
| Mount Metschel | Mountain | 78° 15’ 00” S | 159° 00’ 00” E |
| Midnight Plateau | Plateau | 79° 53’ 00” S | 156° 15’ 00” E |
| Milan Ridge | Ridge | 83° 15’ 00” S | 156° 08’ 00” E |
| Mill Mountain | Mountain | 79° 26’ 00” S | 157° 52’ 00” E |
| Miller Butte | Butte | 72° 42’ 00” S | 160° 15’ 00” E |
| Milles Nunatak | Nunatak | 70° 55’ 00” S | 160° 06’ 00” E |
| Millington Glacier | Glacier | 84° 32’ 00” S | 178° 00’ 00” E |
| Mills Valley | Valley | 73° 06’ 00” S | 163° 12’ 00” E |
| Mime Glacier | Glacier | 77° 37’ 00” S | 161° 45’ 00” E |
| Minotaur Pass | Pass | 77° 30’ 00” S | 160° 50’ 00” E |
| Minster Mountain | Mountain | 70° 28’ 00” S | 159° 54’ 00” E |
| Mirfak Nunatak | Nunatak | 81° 58’ 00” S | 156° 05’ 00” E |
| Misch Crag | Crag | 71° 14’ 00” S | 159° 52’ 00” E |
| Misthound Cirque | Cirque | 79° 46’ 00” S | 156° 12’ 00” E |
| Mount Mitchell | Mountain | 82° 43’ 00” S | 165° 36’ 00” E |
| Mixon Rocks | Rocks | 76° 44’ 00” S | 159° 23’ 00” E |
| Mizar Nunataks | Nunataks | 81° 52’ 00” S | 154° 31’ 00” E |
| Moa Glacier | Glacier | 77° 42’ 00” S | 162° 46’ 00” E |
| Moawhango Neve | Neve | 72° 15’ 00” S | 163° 34’ 00” E |
| Mom Peak | Peak | 85° 27’ 00” S | 173° 00’ 00” E |
| Montecchi Glacier | Glacier | 72° 04’ 00” S | 167° 35’ 00” E |
| Mount Montreuil | Mountain | 73° 04’ 00” S | 166° 11’ 00” E |
| Moody Glacier | Glacier | 84° 30’ 00” S | 165° 48’ 00” E |
| Moody Nunatak | Nunatak | 83° 07’ 00” S | 159° 30’ 00” E |
| Moody Peak | Peak | 78° 22’ 00” S | 158° 34’ 00” E |
| Moore Ridge | Ridge | 73° 07’ 00” S | 161° 45’ 00” E |
| Moraine Canyon | Canyon | 86° 09’ 00” S | 157° 30’ 00” W |
| Morelli Ridge | Ridge | 77° 36’ 00” S | 162° 16’ 00” E |
| Mount Moriarty | Mountain | 73° 40’ 00” S | 165° 58’ 00” E |
| Morris Heights | Heights | 83° 28’ 00” S | 169° 42’ 00” E |
| Morris Peak | Peak | 84° 56’ 00” S | 167° 22’ 00” W |
| Morrison Bluff | Bluff | 75° 05’ 00” S | 114° 20’ 00” W |
| Morrison Hills | Hills | 84° 12’ 00” S | 168° 40’ 00” E |
| Morse Nunataks | Nunataks | 84° 16’ 00” S | 160° 50’ 00” E |
| Morton Glacier | Glacier | 83° 12’ 00” S | 168° 00’ 00” E |
| Muck Glacier | Glacier | 84° 39’ 00” S | 177° 30’ 00” E |
| Muller Glacier | Glacier | 72° 16’ 00” S | 166° 24’ 00” E |
| Munizaga Peak | Peak | 85° 32’ 00” S | 177° 37’ 00” W |
| Nadeau Bluff | Bluff | 84° 04’ 00” S | 175° 09’ 00” E |
| Narrow Neck | Neck | 73° 06’ 00” S | 169° 03’ 00” E |
| Nascent Glacier | Glacier | 73° 22’ 00” S | 167° 37’ 00” E |
| Nash Glacier | Glacier | 71° 15’ 00” S | 168° 10’ 00” E |
| Nathan Hills | Hills | 73° 25’ 00” S | 164° 24’ 00” E |
| Navajo Butte | Butte | 77° 58’ 00” S | 162° 03’ 00” E |
| Neall Massif | Massif | 72° 04’ 00” S | 164° 28’ 00” E |
| Mount Nelson | Mountain | 85° 47’ 00” S | 153° 48’ 00” W |
| Nelson Nunatak | Nunatak | 72° 56’ 00” S | 167° 54’ 00” E |
| Mount Nero | Mountain | 71° 12’ 00” S | 159° 50’ 00” E |
| Nestling Rock | Rock | 71° 23’ 00” S | 170° 24’ 00” E |
| New Year Peak | Peak | 72° 14’ 00” S | 166° 03’ 00” E |
| Nibelungen Valley | Valley | 77° 37’ 00” S | 161° 20’ 00” E |
| Nichols Ridge | Ridge | 77° 28’ 00” S | 162° 44’ 00” E |
| Nicholson Peninsula | Peninsula | 80° 43’ 00” S | 160° 00’ 00” E |
| Mount Nickerson | Mountain | 83° 27’ 00” S | 168° 48’ 00” E |
| Nilsen Peak | Peak | 84° 32’ 00” S | 175° 25’ 00” W |
| Nims Peak | Peak | 72° 34’ 00” S | 160° 58’ 00” E |
| Njord Valley | Valley | 77° 37’ 00” S | 161° 07’ 00” E |
| Nodtvedt Nunatak | Nunatak | 86° 32’ 00” S | 162° 18’ 00” W |
| Mount Noice | Mountain | 73° 17’ 00” S | 164° 40’ 00” E |
| Noll Glacier | Glacier | 69° 37’ 00” S | 159° 15’ 00” E |
| Norris Glacier | Glacier | 77° 40’ 00” S | 162° 12’ 00” E |
| Northrup Head | Head | 69° 52’ 00” S | 160° 09’ 00” E |
| Norway Glacier | Glacier | 86° 30’ 00” S | 164° 00’ 00” W |
| Nottage Ridge | Ridge | 77° 27’ 00” S | 162° 06’ 00” E |
| Nottarp Glacier | Glacier | 82° 37’ 00” S | 162° 54’ 00” E |
| Noxon Cliff | Cliff | 77° 32’ 00” S | 163° 05’ 00” E |
| The Nozzle | Gap | 79° 55’ 00” S | 159° 06’ 00” E |
| Nunn Island | Island | 74° 17’ 00” S | 117° 00’ 00” W |
Dated at Wellington this 29th day of May 2009.
W. K. SHAW, Secretary, New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.
