Parker Peak
Parker Peak (72°18′S 97°24′W / 72.300°S 97.400°WCoordinates: 72°18′S 97°24′W / 72.300°S 97.400°W) is a peak of the Walker Mountains rising at the base of Evans Peninsula on Thurston Island. It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for , an aviation pilot of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1928–30.
See also[]
- Mountains in Antarctica
Maps[]
- Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References[]
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Parker Peak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Mountains of Ellsworth Land
- Thurston Island
- Thurston Island geography stubs