Mount Parry

Mount Parry is a mountain in Stribog Mountains, Antarctica 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.

Mount Parry
Mount Parry
Location in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation2,520 m (8,270 ft) [1]
Prominence2,520 m (8,270 ft) [1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates64°16′S 62°25′W [1]
Geography
LocationBrabant Island, Antarctica
Climbing
First ascent30 October 1984[2]

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.

Maps
gollark: Fascinating.
gollark: You only have one register?
gollark: Because apparently you must """do things yourself""""" and not make the computer do the mechanically-doable thing.
gollark: Well, you can't use those on tests generally.
gollark: Much easier, integrals are *hard* sometimes.

See also

Further reading
• Damien Gildea, Antarctic Peninsula - Mountaineering in Antarctica: Travel Guide
• William James Mills, Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia, P 99

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

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