Pōnui Nunatak

Pōnui Nunatak (77°35′00″S 169°01′00″E) is a nunatak located 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) southeast of Slattery Peak and 5.6 nautical miles (10.4 km) southwest of The Knoll in southeast Ross Island. The feature rises to 320 metres (1,050 ft) near the juncture of the island and the Ross Ice Shelf. The name Pōnui (meaning "south wind") is one of several Māori-language wind names applied by the New Zealand Geographic Board in this vicinity.

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


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