Parker Peak

Map of Thurston Island.

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Parker Peak (72°18′S 97°24′W / 72.300°S 97.400°W / -72.300; -97.400Coordinates: 72°18′S 97°24′W / 72.300°S 97.400°W / -72.300; -97.400) 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 Alton N. Parker, an aviation pilot of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1928-30.

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.

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

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