Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Pryor Peak (GBR) | 67° 16' 00.0" S | 67° 22' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 110727
Place ID: 11681
one of the Tyndall Mountains rising to c. 600m on SE side of Ward Glacier, Arrowsmith Peninsula, Loubet Coast, was photographed from the air by FIDASE in 1957; following geological work in the area by BAS from "Rothera", 1980-81, and in association with nearby Day Island (q.v.) and Wyatt Island (q.v.), named after Cdr John Stoneman Nelson Pryor, RN (b.1919), Superintendent of Sailing Directions, MOD, and a member of APC, 1968-82 (APC, 1986, p.4; Moyes and Hamer, 1984, map Fig.1, p.42). |
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| Pryor Peak (USA) | 67° 16' 00.0" S | 67° 22' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 130408
Place ID: 11681
A peak rising to c. 600 m at the W side of Giants Cirque in the Tyndall Mountains, Arrowsmith Peninsula, Loubet Coast. The peak was visited by BAS geologists, 1980-81. Named by UK-APC after Cdr. John S.N. Pryor, RN, Superintendent of Sailing Directions, Hydrographic Department, Ministry of Defence; Member of the UK-APC, 1968-82. |
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