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Mount Parry

Mount Parry

Mountain in Antarctica

Mount Parry is a mountain in Stribog Mountains, Antarctica (within the claims of the United Kingdom, Argentina and Chile.) with an elevation of 2,520 metres (8,268 ft).[3] Mount Parry rises eastward of Minot Point and dominates the central portion of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It has steep and partly ice-free north and west slopes, and surmounts Djerassi Glacier to the north-northwest, Mackenzie Glacier to the east, Balanstra Glacier to the south-southeast and Pirogov Glacier to the southwest.

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Mount Parry was first ascended by the British Joint Services Expedition led by John Furse on 30 October 1984.[2]

Etymology

The peak appears to have been named by Captain Henry Foster, Royal Navy, of the Chanticleer expedition in 1829 and since has gained international usage.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  2. [2]
    William J. Mills. Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO, 2003. p. 99.
  3. [3]
    "Mount Parry, Antarctica" on Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-12-08.

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