Pakaru ice falls
| Pakaru ice falls | ||
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| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 38 ′ S , 166 ° 39 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Erebus Bay | |
The Pakaru Icefalls are severely jagged glacial breaks on the southwest coast of the Antarctic Ross Island . They begin north of Turks Head Ridge and flow into Erebus Bay between Cape Evans and Turks Head .
Its name, derived from the Māori , translates as "broken".
Web links
- Pakaru Icefalls in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pakaru Icefalls on geographic.org (English)