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Westarctica: added info about peerage title

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	It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] Names for John C. Boyd, a United States Antarctic Research Program biologist at [[McMurdo Station]] during the 1965–66 and 1966–67 seasons.		It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] Names for John C. Boyd, a United States Antarctic Research Program biologist at [[McMurdo Station]] during the 1965–66 and 1966–67 seasons.

	The Viscount of Boyd, a member of the [[~~Hereditary Nobility~~ of Westarctica]] takes his title from this ridge.		==Peerage title==
			The Viscount of Boyd, a member of the [[Peerage of Westarctica]] takes his title from this ridge. However, the name of the noble was not recorded when the title was bestowed in 2005, and no one has yet stepped forward to claim the title. It is one of only two titles (along with the Baron of [[Ellis Ridge\|Ellis]]) whose holders' names are not known.

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

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	[[File:CraryMtnsMap.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Map of the Crary Mountains showing Boyd Ridge to the lower right]]		[[File:CraryMtnsMap.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Map of the Crary Mountains showing Boyd Ridge to the lower right]]
	'''Boyd Ridge''' ( 76°57′S 116°57′W) is an [[ice]]-covered ridge, 22 nautical miles (41 km) long, which extends in an east-west direction and forms the south end of the [[Crary Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]]. It is separated from the main peaks of the group by [[Campbell Valley]].		'''Boyd Ridge''' ( 76°57′S 116°57′W) is an [[ice]]-covered ridge, 22 nautical miles (41 km) long, which extends in an east-west direction and forms the south end of the [[Crary Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]]. It is separated from the main peaks of the group by [[Campbell Valley]]. The northernmost point of the ridge is an area of exposed rock called [[Runyon Rock]].

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==

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[[File:CraryMtnsMap.jpg|400px|thumb|Map of the Crary Mountains showing Boyd Ridge to the lower right]]
'''Boyd Ridge''' ( 76°57′S 116°57′W) is an [[ice]]-covered ridge, 22 nautical miles (41 km) long, which extends in an east-west direction and forms the south end of the [[Crary Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]]. It is separated from the main peaks of the group by [[Campbell Valley]].

==Discovery and name==
It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Names for John C. Boyd, a United States Antarctic Research Program biologist at [[McMurdo Station]] during the 1965–66 and 1966–67 seasons.

The Viscount of Boyd, a member of the [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica]] takes his title from this ridge.

[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]