Fry Peak
| Fry Peak | ||
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| height | 2400 m | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Mountains | Welch Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 3 '33 " S , 63 ° 39' 15" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Fry Peak is a turn 2400 m high and pointed mountain in Palmer land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is the southernmost point of the Welch Mountains .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it in 1974. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1976 after Lieutenant Frederick M. Fry of the United States Navy , surgeon and member of the parachute rescue team for Air Force Squadron VXE-6 during Operation Deep Freeze in 1969 and 1970.
Web links
- Fry Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fry Peak on geographic.org (English)