Parry Point () is a prominent rock outcrop lying north of the mouth of
Slessor Glacier and 25 nautical miles (46 km) southwest of
Mount Faraway in the
Theron Mountains
The Theron Mountains () are a group of mountains, extending in a NE-SW direction for and rising , on the eastern side of the Filchner Ice Shelf. They were first seen from the air in 1956 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Co ...
, on the east side of the
Filchner Ice Shelf
Wilhelm Filchner (13 September 1877 – 7 May 1957) was a German army officer, scientist and explorer. He conducted several surveys and scientific investigations in China, Tibet and surrounding regions, and led the Second German Antarctic Expediti ...
. First mapped in 1957-58 by the
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) of 1955–1958 was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. It was the first expedition to reach the South ...
and named for
R. Admiral Cecil R.L. Parry, Secretary to the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1955–58.
Headlands of Antarctica
Landforms of Coats Land
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
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