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.
| 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°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Brabant Island, Antarctica |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 30 October 1984[2] |
Mount Parry was first ascended by the British Joint Services Expedition led by John Furse on 30 October 1984.[2]
Etymology
editThe 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
edit- 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.
Gallery
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Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Mount Parry in its central part, and Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background.
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Damien Gildea, Antarctic Peninsula - Mountaineering in Antarctica: Travel Guide
- William James Mills, Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia, P 99
External links
edit- Mount Parry on USGS website
- Mount Parry on SCAR website
- Mount Parry on peakbagger website
- Mount Parry on mountain-forecast website
- skying down Mount Parry on YouTube
References
edit- ^ a b c "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ a b 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.
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