Mount Parry
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). 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 | |
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Mount Parry Location in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,520 m (8,270 ft) |
Prominence | 2,520 m (8,270 ft) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 64°16′S 62°25′W |
Geography | |
Location | Brabant Island, Antarctica |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 30 October 1984 |
Mount Parry was first ascended by the British Joint Services Expedition led by John Furse on 30 October 1984.
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