Parker Pass
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Parker Pass is a broad ice-covered pass on the south side of Zuncich Hill
Zuncich Hill
Zuncich Hill is a broad, ice-covered hill rising between the heads of Siemiatkowski Glacier and El-Sayed Glacier in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Joseph L....

 in Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...

. It leads from the head of Siemiatkowski Glacier
Siemiatkowski Glacier
Siemiatkowski Glacier is a glacier about 25 miles long, flowing northwest to Nickerson Ice Shelf on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey and U.S. Navy air photos . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Edmond R. Siemiatkowski,...

 to the neve area lying southwest of El-Sayed Glacier
El-Sayed Glacier
El-Sayed Glacier is a glacier about 15 miles long which drains the northeast slopes of Zuncich Hill in Marie Byrd Land. It flows northeast to enter Land Glacier at the south side of Mount Shirley. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by...

. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...

 (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...

 (US-ACAN) for Dana C. Parker, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geophysicist at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...

, 1967-68.
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