Pūanu Glacier

Pūanu Glacier (77°23′30″S 160°58′40″E / 77.39167°S 160.97778°E / -77.39167; 160.97778Coordinates: 77°23′30″S 160°58′40″E / 77.39167°S 160.97778°E / -77.39167; 160.97778) is a glacier that occupies the upper portion of Papitashvili Valley in the Apocalypse Peaks of Victoria Land. Pūanu is a Māori word, meaning "intense cold", and was applied descriptively to this glacier in 2005 by the New Zealand Geographic Board.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Pūanu Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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