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.

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).