Mount Parry
| Mount Parry | |
|---|---|
  Mount Parry Location in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,520 m (8,270 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 2,520 m (8,270 ft) [1] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 64°16′S 62°25′W / 64.267°S 62.417°WCoordinates: 64°16′S 62°25′W / 64.267°S 62.417°W [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Brabant Island, Antarctica |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 30 October 1984[2] |
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 was first ascended by the British Joint Services Expedition led by John Furse on 30 October 1984.[2]
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
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- 1 2 William J. Mills. Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO, 2003. p. 99.
- ↑ "Mount Parry, Antarctica" on Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Parry" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).