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Frio Peak

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Frio Peak (78°8′S 162°52′E) is a peak 2,606 metres (8,550 ft) high located 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) east of Salient Peak on Salient Ridge, in the Royal Society Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The name was suggested by K. Brodie, a member of R.H. Findlay's New Zealand Antarctic Research Program field party, 1979–80. "Frio" is a Spanish word for cold and commemorates work conducted in the area in 1979 in piercing cold wind.

Map of Frio Peak, Antarctica

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