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Parish Riegel

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Parish Riegel (77°26′S 161°30′E) is a riegel, or rock bar extending north from Parish Ledge, Olympus Range, across McKelvey Valley toward Insel Range. The riegel is 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide, and is similar to Bonney Riegel in Taylor Valley. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2004) in association with Parish Ledge.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Parish Riegel" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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