18 Antarctic Geographic Place Names

The New Zealand Geographic Board has a responsibility to allocate suitable place names to important features in the Ross Dependency.

You are able to recommend names for features encountered in your travels, particularly as these may become important for describing your science in formal journals. New Zealand Geographic Board application guidelines and forms for use in naming features in the Antarctic can be obtained from the Antarctica New Zealand Library. The current policy is that "Antarctic names be descriptive or cover Antarctic activity and history or reflect New Zealand's culture and society".

State the exact location or feature or peak, valley or glacier, and the origin of the name. Attach photographs clearly showing the feature. Link the photograph to a sketch map or photocopy of an existing map sheet. Keep each new name on a separate application form.

Antarctica New Zealand will ensure all applications are in the prescribed format and forward to the New Zealand Geographic Board.

No event members wish to name any part of Antarctica.