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==Peerage title==
==Peerage title==
On November 16, 2019, Liam Langer was declared Count of Lind in association with this ridge.
On 16 November 2019, Liam Langer, son of the [[Duke of Moulton-Berlin]], was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Lind in association with this ridge.


[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]

Revision as of 06:35, 18 November 2019

Map showing the location of Lind Ridge in the Ames Range

Lind Ridge (75°48′S 132°33′W) is a ridge forming the south wall of Coleman Glacier in the Ames Range of Westarctica.

Discovery and name

The ridge was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos taken during the years 1959–65. Lind Ridge was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Larry W. Lind, a glaciologist who served at Byrd Station during the 1968–69 research season.

Peerage title

On 16 November 2019, Liam Langer, son of the Duke of Moulton-Berlin, was granted the peerage title Count of Lind in association with this ridge.