# Cape Parr

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{{Short description|Cape along the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica}}
'''Cape Parr''' ({{coord|81|14|S|161|4|E|display=inline,title}}) is a large snow-covered cape along the west side of the [Ross Ice Shelf](/source/Ross_Ice_Shelf), about 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of [Gentile Point](/source/Gentile_Point). Discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901–04) under Scott, who named it for [Admiral Alfred Arthur Chase Parr](/source/Admiral_Alfred_Arthur_Chase_Parr), one of Scott's advisors who had served in Arctic exploration.

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Category:Headlands of the Ross Dependency
Category:Shackleton Coast
Category:Parr family (Liverpool)

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