geo.wikisort.org - MountainsParrish Peak (79°55′S 82°1′W) is a very pointed, partly snow-topped peak, 1,775 m, surmounting the ridge next south of Seal Glacier in the Enterprise Hills, Heritage Range. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1961 to 1966. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Edward N. Parrish, a glaciologist on the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) South Pole—Queen Maud Land Traverse I and II, 1964–65 and 1965–66.
Mountain in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica
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[de] Parrish Peak (Antarktika)
Parrish Peak ist ein sehr spitzer, teilweise mit Schnee bedeckter Gipfel der Enterprise Hills in der westantarktischen Heritage Range. Der 1775 m hohe Berg liegt im südöstlichen Teil der Berggruppe.[1] Von Parrish Peak aus erstreckt sich ein etwa 3 Meilen langer Berggrat in Richtung Westsüdwest ins Horseshoe Valley, an dessen Ende der Strong Peak liegt.[2]
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