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Pryor Peak

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Location
  
Antarctica

Elevation
  
600 m

Pryor Peak

Pryor Peak is a peak rising at the west side of Giants Cirque in the Tyndall Mountains, Arrowsmith Peninsula, Loubet Coast, Antarctica. The peak was visited by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geologists, 1980-81. It was 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.

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

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