Pryor Peak

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Pryor Peak (67°16′S, 67°22′W) is a peak rising to about 600 m at the west side of Giants Cirque in the Tyndall Mountains, Arrowsmith Peninsula, Loubet Coast. The peak was visited by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geologists, 1980-81. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Commander John S. N. Pryor, Royal Navy, Superintendent of Sailing Directions, Hydrographic Department, Ministry of Defence; Member of the UK-APC, 1968-82.

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