Mount Parry

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Mount Parry
British Antarctic Territory
Brabant Island
Summit: 8,270 feet 64°15’35"S, 62°24’16"W

Mount Parry, at 8,270 feet, is the highest peak on Brabant Island, amongst the Palmer Archipelago within the British Antarctic Territory.

The mountain was roughly charted by Foster in February 1829 and named after Admiral Sir William Edward Parry of the Royal Navy (1790-1855), the Arctic explorer and navigator, Commander of expeditions to the North-West Passage in 1819-20, 1821-23 and 1824-25, and towards the North Pole from Spitsbergen in 1827, amongst his many achievements.

The mountain was further charted by the French Antarctic Expedition of 1903-05. It was photographed from the air by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition, 1956-57. The mountain was first climbed by Joint Services Expedition to Brabant Island, 30 October 1984.

References

  • Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Mount Parry
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