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

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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