Parkinson's Peak
| Parkinson's Peak | ||
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| height | 690 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Wilson Hills , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ S , 159 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Parkinson peak is 690 m high and pyramidal mountain near the northern coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is located in the north-central part of the Wilson Hills and overlooks an area of mountain ridges that formed the watershed between the Tomilin and Noll glaciers .
The mountain was visited in March by an air-assisted crew led by Australian polar explorer Phillip Law as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . It is named after the Australian geophysicist Wilfred Dudley Parkinson (1919–2001), a participant in the research trip.
Web links
- Parkinson peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Parkinson Peak on geographic.org (English)