Parker Peak (Adelaide Island)
| Parker Peak | ||
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| height | 868 m | |
| location | Adelaide Island ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 28 '11 " S , 68 ° 18' 4" W | |
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The Parker Peak is a 529 m high Nunatak in the southeast of Adelaide Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . On the Wright Peninsula, it rises northwest of Nicholson Peak in the northeastern part of the head end of the Sheldon Glacier .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2011. It is named after Stephen J. Parker, head of aircraft engineers for the British Antarctic Survey from 1997 to 2009.
Web links
- Parker Peak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)