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==Name==
==Name==
They were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Paul R. Fallone, Jr., [[U.S. Navy]], aide to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]], 1962.
They were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Paul R. Fallone, Jr., [[U.S. Navy]], aide to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]], 1962.
==Peerage title==
On 20 August 2019, the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baroness Fallone was granted to Dame Kim Bryan in recognition of her excellent service as [[Honorary Consular Corps|Consul to the United Kingdom]], and her success as a delegate at the [[2019 GUM Summit]]. Her wife, Barbara Bryan, was given the [[courtesy title]] Baronetess Fallone.


[[Category:Nunataks]]
[[Category:Nunataks]]

Revision as of 20:52, 25 August 2019

Weather station in the Fallone Nunataks with Harold Byrd Mountains in the distance

The Fallone Nunataks (85°21′S 142°54′W) are a chain of nunataks 10 nautical miles (19 km) long, located 10 nautical miles northeast of the Harold Byrd Mountains, between the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Watson Escarpment.

Name

They were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Paul R. Fallone, Jr., U.S. Navy, aide to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1962.

Peerage title

On 20 August 2019, the peerage title Baroness Fallone was granted to Dame Kim Bryan in recognition of her excellent service as Consul to the United Kingdom, and her success as a delegate at the 2019 GUM Summit. Her wife, Barbara Bryan, was given the courtesy title Baronetess Fallone.